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Nigerian Police Detain Officers Who Chased Lagos Resident Into Lagoon, Left Him Unconscious

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October 18, 2024

This was disclosed in a post shared on X on Friday afternoon by user, @Omorhemi who is privy to the incident. 

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested its personnel who chased a resident whose name is yet-to-be-ascertained into the Lagos lagoon. 

 

This was disclosed in a post shared on X on Friday afternoon by user, @Omorhemi who is privy to the incident. 

 

The X user said the policemen had been identified and are currently being detained by their superiors at the Area M of the Lagos Command. 

 

She wrote: “Thanks to some eyewitnesses that have been able to point out two from the officers and cooperation of their DPO; they have been taken and detained at Area M where the Area commander is at  @BenHundeyin  @Princemoye1.”

 

https://x.com/omorhemi/status/1847270609740353963?s=46

 

 

SaharaReporters earlier reported how the resident was rescued in a video posted by @Omorhemi on Thursday.

 

She had accused the policemen of chasing the resident whom she only identified as her friend’s husband.

 

She wrote: “Yesterday morning, police chased my friend's husband till he fell into the canal, they took his slippers and money that fell and left when people started shouting. This happened at federal bus stop, Ipaja Ayobo axis. He is currently unconscious at Lasuth @BenHundeyin @PoliceNG.” 

 

As explained in the video by a narrator, the resident's fall into the lagoon was compounded by a head injury sustained from hitting his head against a stone.

 

The narrator said, “It was the police that chased him till he fell inside the lagoon. We were only trying to rescue him. It was the police that chased him. They chased him this morning (on Wednesday). He hit his head on the hard stone. Money fell from his pocket and they took it.”