The Nigeria Police Force has exposed the identities of three policemen involved in the assault on passengers in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, on Sunday. It said the three policemen, who were identified as Inspector Adejoh Siaka, Inspector Friday Obaka, and Sgt. Ndiwa Kpuebari, would soon face trial. In a viral video, a policeman is seen assaulting a man in the middle of the road in an incident that happened on Sunday at Emouha Junction, East/West Road in Port Harcourt.
On Monday, the Police Force Headquarters ordered the arrest of the officers seen in the viral video assaulting the man and other passengers. The officer and his colleagues were not in approved uniforms but were armed. In the video, one of the officers was seen assaulting the man with a stick before slapping him repeatedly and subsequently forcing him to enter a vehicle. In another viral video, another officer forcefully pushed other passengers into their cars and cocked his gun. However, following a public outcry, the police authority condemned the action of the policemen, saying their conduct doesn’t represent the character of the Nigeria Police Force nor represent the practice in the Force. Parading them at the Force Headquarters on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, gave their names.
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