The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Okon Effiong, has ordered the immediate identification and arrest of policemen in a trending video harassing and assaulting an unidentified man at Elibrade junction, Emohua Local Government Area.
Effiong in a statement by the Rivers Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, assured members of the public that the policemen would be investigated in line with the rules guiding the conduct of police personnel.
He said: “As a defender of human rights, the CP assures members of the public, that the Police Officers will be investigated in line with extant rules underlying the conduct of police personnel; and appropriate sanctions meted accordingly.
“The Command further assures the good people of Rivers State of its unalloyed commitment to promoting the rule of law. People are enjoined to report cases of human rights abuse and infractions.”
Meanwhile, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the assault of a yet-to-be-identified man by some police officers in a viral video.
He made this known on his Twitter handle on Monday.
A viral video shared on social media showed the moment a police officer was beating and slapping a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He said, “ Quite unfortunate. I have asked the Rivers State Command to fish them out. This is
unpolice, unethical, and condemned.
“ Whatever the man must have done, he doesn’t deserve this beating.
“ Beating him like a baby?? A grown-up man?. We will surely get the men.”
(THE NATION/PUNCH)
