The Nigeria
Police has ordered detention and orderly room trial of operatives involved in
the handcuffing of a bus driver, Odozi Kester, to a police van in Benin.
It was
gathered that the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 5, Abubakar Adamu
Muhammed, gave the order.
A statement
signed by the Zone 5’ Public Relations Officer, Emeka Ihenacho, and made
available to journalist in Benin, described the conduct of the policemen
involved as unprofessional, adding that it does not depict the ethics and core
value of the Nigeria Police Force.
According to source; The AIG
said, “full scale investigation into the matter has commenced while the
officers involved would undergo orderly room trial. Those officers involved
would be appropriately sanctioned.”
While
assuring that justice would be done in the matter, he urged the public to
continue to support the police in it task of sustaining peace and security.
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