The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that the three officers assaulting a yet-to-be-identified man in a viral video have been identified and arrested.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known on his Twitter handle while replying to a tweet on the assault on Monday evening.
The tweep has posted a viral video shared on showing the moment a police officer was beating and slapping a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers State with the caption, “A family man being assaulted in front of his wife by police, this is sad @policeNg.” Adejobi quoted and replied to the tweet saying, “These men have been arrested, and their commander will personally bring them to the Force Headquarters tomorrow Tuesday for further actions.“Their action does not portray the police in a good light at all,” he added.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cole files petition against Rivers guber outcome | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsLawyer to All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Godwill Dike, has confirmed that the party has filed a complaint before the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt regarding the March 18, 2023 governorship poll.
Read more »
Police arrest another Kuje jail escapee in Nassarawa | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsThe police command in Nassarawa State has arrested Salisu Buhari, one of the inmates of Kuje Correctional Centre who escaped from the facility during the July 2022 jail break.
Read more »
Rivers Police Identify Officers Assaulting Man In Viral Video As CP Orders ArrestThe Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Okon Effiong, has ordered for the arrest of policemen identified in a viral video assaulting a man along the
Read more »
VIDEO: Police officers assault motorist in RiversThe incident occurred a few days after a police officer allegedly shot dead a young man in the neighbouring Delta State for reportedly...
Read more »
Rivers: Police commissioner orders arrest of officers who assaulted motoristIn the clip which has been circulating on Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, one of the officers, armed with an AK-47 rifle, is seen slapping the motorist after beating him with a cane.
Read more »
Police arrest officers who assaulted motorist in RiversThe officers will be taken from Rivers to the force headquarters in Abuja, a police spokesperson says.
Read more »