Police officers to face room trial for assaulting suspects who attacked colleague
Police officers to face room trial for assaulting suspects who attacked colleague
Police officers to face room trial for assaulting suspects who attacked colleague
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the immediate arrest of officers who were seen in a viral video using excessive force against suspects who had attacked one of their colleagues.
On Tuesday, July 2, an X user shared a video of police officers using force on a man in a vehicle at Jogunosimi Street, Alausa, Lagos State.
However, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, quoted the post and tagged the Lagos Police Command to take action on the officers involved in the assault.
Adejobi said, “This is not acceptable. The matter has been referred to Lagos Command for investigation. The PPRO Lagos, BenHundeyin, has been directed to address the matter and update the public on the facts of the case. Thanks.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, according to a statement by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday, ordered the immediate commencement of orderly room trial of the entire team of police officers in the video.
Hundeyin according to the statement said, “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni has ordered the immediate commencement of orderly room trial of the entire team of the police officers seen in a viral video assaulting a suspect that was resisting arrest.
Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command, having received numerous complaints on the flagrant abuse of hard drugs on Makinde Odewale Street, Oregun, mobilized some officers on July 2, 2024, to arrest the drug users and dealers.
“They, however, met stiff resistance leading to serious injury to one Inspector of police, who was stabbed in the head with a broken bottle, and assault on the Olu of Alausa and CDA Chairman. The injured Inspector has since been hospitalized.
Nonetheless, a reinforcement team succeeded in arresting some suspects with substances suspected to be illicit drugs. Regrettably, the reinforcement team, in their bid to ensure the arrest of the mastermind of the attack on the police officer, resorted to unprofessional, unethical and uncouth methods, which were captured on video.
“CP Fayoade totally condemns the actions of the police officers as those actions are not in tandem with the values and professional ethics of the Nigeria Police. He equally condemns the actions of the youths in attacking police officers, warning that any person found culpable in this regard would definitely be dealt with in accordance with the law.”
He, however, reassured the Lagosians that police would not give up on delivering their duties by the rules and regulations guiding the body.
“The Lagos State Police Command assures Lagosians that the Command would not relent in delivering on its mandates of maintenance of law and order, prevention and detection of crime, apprehension and prosecution of criminals, amongst others,” he added.
