The incident is coming about two days after the police arraigned an officer who allegedly killed a man in Delta State over his...
The clip of the incident which is being circulated on Twitter underscores the unending issue of police brutality in Nigeria after the 2020 historic endsars protests which led to the scrapping of a notorious police unit., five officers are seen assaulting the two people in an open space while a sixth officer pulled out a machete from a parked SUV believed to be a police operational vehicle.Apart from the assault incident, the neighbourhood looks calm.
From the background remarks, apparently made by people who were secretly recording the assault, it appeared the incident happened in Owerri, Imo State.“Which kind country be dis?” said a background voice in the video.“See wetin police dey do for Owerri”. A Twitter user who posted the video on 20 April on the microblogging site said the victims are students of the Imo State University who refused to allow the officers search their phone.
The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye commented under the Twitter post, saying the officers’ behaviour was “totally unacceptable”.“Imo Police Command is aware of this obscene video and we are currently investigating to identify the team of officers,” Mr Okoye, an assistant superintendent of police, said.an officer who allegedly killed a man in Delta State over his refusal to give N100 bribe.
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