SaharaReporters on Monday reported the viral video showing a policeman brutally assaulting a man in the middle of a road.
The Nigerian Police Force has ordered the immediate arrest of some officers sighted in viral video, assaulting a yet-to-be identified young man and other passengers.
SaharaReporters on Monday reported the viral video 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 they were armed.
In the video, one of the officers was seen assaulting the man with a stick before slapping him repeatedly and was subsequently forced to enter a vehicle.
In another viral video, one other officer forcefully pushed other passengers to their car and cocked his gun.
Reacting to the development, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong ordered their immediate arrest.
Effiong gave the directive in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Command, SP Grace Iringe-Oko, who said the officers had been identified, although she didn't disclose their names.
According to the PPRO, the officers carried out the unprofessional conduct at the Elibrada Junction, Emohua in Port Harcourt.
She noted that as a defender of human rights, the CP also assured members of the public, that the police officers would be investigated in line with extant rules underlying the conduct of police personnel, stressing that appropriate sanctions would be meted accordingly.
“The Command further assures the good people of Rivers State of its unalloyed commitment to promoting the rule of law.
“People are enjoined to report cases of human rights abuse and infractions to the command," the statement added.