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Ondo State Police Command has arrested 4 officers caught on a viral video clip on social media making unprofessional utterances at a checkpoint alongside Lagos/Benin Expressway whereas partaking a motorist.
Addressing journalists on the event on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Felix Ohagwu, the Command’s Spokesman, Abayomi Jimoh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP), disclosed that the 4 officers who appeared within the video have been arrested.
He stated the Police Commissioner has ordered an intensive investigation into the incident to find out the extent of culpability of every of the officers within the alleged unethical behaviour.
The Police Public Relations Officer stated: “On a viral video circulating on social media displaying some cops on stop-and-search obligation alongside the Lagos –Benin Expressway allegedly making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a member of the general public, the Command needs to tell most of the people that the officers captured within the video have been arrested.
“They’re recognized as AP/No. 207454 ASP Elomore Sodayo, AP/No. 332012 Inspector Adefila Adewale, AP/No. 332449 Inspector Olorunfemi Opeyemi, and AP/No. 332369 Inspector Odusola Peter.
“Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu, PSC, mnips, mspsp, has ordered a complete investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and decide the extent of culpability of every officer concerned.”
The command, subsequently, assured the general public that any of the officers discovered culpable in the course of the investigation would face acceptable punitive measures.
In response to Abayomi Jimoh, “The Nigeria Police Drive is a disciplined {and professional} establishment that doesn’t condone any type of misconduct, incivility, or actions able to undermining public confidence, selling ethnic division, or bringing the Drive into disrepute.
“Officers are anticipated always to conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism, respect for human dignity, and in strict compliance with the Code of Conduct and Normal Working Procedures.
“The Command assures members of the general public that the end result of the investigation might be guided by the rules of equity, transparency, and accountability.
“Any officer discovered to have acted opposite to the ethics and requirements of the Nigeria Police Drive might be subjected to acceptable disciplinary measures in accordance with the legislation and established disciplinary procedures.
“The Ondo State Police Command stays dedicated to skilled, intelligence-driven, and community-oriented policing.
“It urges members of the general public to stay law-abiding and proceed to cooperate with the Police by reporting any incident of misconduct via established criticism channels.”
Within the video clip, the cops had stopped a motorist throughout a stop-and-search operation and picked up his paperwork with out going via them.
The motorist, who had simply returned from overseas, advised the police officer holding the paperwork to verify them as a result of he had no graft to supply them.
Within the ensuing argument, the motorist warned them that he was recording their conversations, however one of many officers moved near him and stated he was simply being magnanimous with him; else he would have arrested him and brought him to the station together with his Sports activities Utility Automobile.
He later returned the paperwork to the motorist however held on to his driver’s license, vowing that if he (motorist) didn’t pay the cash he demanded, he wouldn’t launch the motive force’s license.
