Video: Ekiti Police arrest officer accused of stabbing civilian over girlfriend issue
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Ekiti State Police Command has detained an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti over an argument between his girlfriend and the man’s son.
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This followed the a viral video circulated online which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer allegedly a chairman’s orderly attacked her father in their home, following a disagreement between her younger brother and a female classmate.
The lass claimed that she had reported the argument to her boyfriend which resulted in two police officers confronting the family and claiming they were there to make an arrest.
However, the Ekiti State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Abutu Sunday, in a statement on Friday, revealed that the State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case and conduct an investigation.
The statement said, “The Ekiti State Police Command has noticed a video circulating on social media where a young girl (name unknown) was complaining that her father was stabbed on his palm by a policeman serving in Ise-Ekiti due to an argument that ensued between her brother and the policeman’s girlfriend.
“The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo, upon noticing the complaint, directed the DC CID to take over the case and ensure a thorough investigation is conducted.
“Meanwhile, the officer in question has been taken into custody for investigation and other necessary actions.”
However, police urged calmness, assuring that justice would be served.
“The command is calling on everyone especially the family members of the victim to be calm, as nothing short of justice will be delivered in this case as soon as possible,” it added.
