The Imo State Police Command has identified some policemen shown in a viral video manhandling two youths.
In the video that went viral on Twitter on Thursday, one of the policemen could be seen flogging the youths with a cutlass.
Reacting to the video, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Imo, Henry Okoye said that the incident occurred at a drug black spot in Uretta, Owerri.
He identified the victims as Ikechukwu Ajiegbu and Ugochukwu Ajiegbu.
Okoye identified the policeman seen flogging the victims with cutlass as Inspector Sunday Amadi.
He said that Insp. Amadi led a tactical team of six policemen from one of the tactical team which caught the victims with some illicit substances.
Quoting the video, the PPRO said, “Upon diligent observation of this viral obscene video, the officers were identified to be a detachment of one of the Command’s Tactical teams comprising of six (6) Police Officers led by Inspector SUNDAY AMADI who unfortunately was seen in the video assaulting the suspects with a cutlass.
“They have been defaulted for Discreditable/Unprofessional Conduct, Improper Dressing, Incivility to and Assaulting the duo suspects namely; Ikechukwu Ajiegbu ‘m’ and Ugochukwu Ajiegbu ‘m’ who were allegedly seen in an identified hard drug black-spot situated at Uretta, Owerri, unlawfully in possession of weeds suspected to be Cannabis Sativa and ‘Crystal Meth’ hard drug. I.e. methamphetamine aka ‘Mpuru Mmiri’; with a ‘Cutlass’ which is not one of Police accoutrement while trying to apprehend them on 20/04/2023 at about 1400hrs.
“While investigation continues, the Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde PSC(+), who is a disciplinarian and defender of fundamental human right, has ordered that prompt Orderly Room Trial should commence against the erring officers and that necessary disciplinary actions be taken if found guilty.
“Members of the public are advised to remain calm as further development on the orderly room trial and disciplinary actions will be communicated back to them.”