A video has surfaced on the internet showing a policeman brutally assaulting a man in the middle of a road. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday at Emouha junction, East/West Road in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The officer and his colleagues were not in approved uniforms but were armed. In the video, one of the officers was seen assaulting the man with a stick before slapping him repeatedly. He was subsequently forced to enter a vehicle.
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The incident was said to have happened on Sunday at Emouha junction, East/West Road in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.In the video, one of the officers was seen assaulting the man with a stick before slapping him repeatedly.The officers were obviously not aware that their actions were being filmed.
She said,"I have seen the video but I am yet to ascertain what actually happened whether it was really Emouha or not. I have already sent the video to our platform for the officers to be identified and have asked that the person or persons that were assaulted should come to the office and see me so that I can get more facts and details.Cases of police brutality are rampant in Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy.
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