OGUN POLICE ORDER DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST OFFICERS FILMED ASSAULTING MAN OVER SHORTS
By Olayiwola Ibrahim // The Ogun State Police Command has ordered immediate disciplinary action against police officers captured in a viral video assaulting a young man over his shorts.
In the video which has sparked outrage on social media, the officers were seen holding the man down and attempting to handcuff him on the allegation that his shorts were made from a material resembling police uniform.
Two women who witnessed the incident and narrated it in the background of the video alleged that the officers accosted the young man over the shorts and tried to arrest him despite not committing any offence.
According to them, residents in the area intervened and challenged the officers, insisting the man had done nothing wrong.
They further claimed that after searching him and finding nothing incriminating, the officers left without taking him into custody.
Reacting to the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi, said the officers involved have been identified.
He disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, has ordered immediate action against the erring officers in line with established disciplinary procedures.
Oluseyi reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to professionalism, accountability and zero tolerance for unprofessional conduct, adding that further updates would be communicated as appropriate.
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