The Imo State police command has arrested an Inspector of police seen in a viral video assaulting a young man.
The incident which happened in Owerri, the state capital had elicited reaction as many condemned the inhumane act melted out to the victim.
Following calls from different quarters that the erring cop be arrested the State Commissioner of Police, ordered for his immediate arrest.
The CP, in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police in the state Henry Okoye, condemned the officer’s unprofessional conduct.
He ordered that the cop be identified and arrested immediately, adding that such unruly act is unacceptable.
The statement reads thus, “the attention of Imo State Police Command has been drawn to a viral video with a caption; ”Nigeria Police can Never be Your Friend Especially the Ones in Owerri”, where a Police Inspector alleged to be serving in Imo State was seen forcefully removing the cap of a young man and slapping him severally on his face.
“The Commissioner of Police, Imo State, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, psc(+), condemns this irritating act in totality as it highly contradicts the professional ethics and code of conduct of the Force. The Nigeria Police Force is a highly disciplined organization and will never tolerate the misconduct of the officer seen in the video.
“To this effect, the CP has mandated his Monitoring Team to investigate and identify the officer for necessary disciplinary action. More so, The victim is encouraged to call the PPRO Imo on 08148024755 or come to the Police Public Relations Department Owerri and make his complaint.”
In an update few hours later same Wednesday, the police spokesman announced that the erring cop had been identified and arrested.
Okoye said that the cop was currently undergoing an Orderly room trial.
The police spokesman said “the irritating incident happened in Owerri. The recalcitrant Inspector has been identified, he is currently undergoing orderly room trial after which necessary disciplinary action will be taken against him.”
