Three cops from the Imo State Police Command, who had been recognized in a viral video displaying unprofessional conduct, have been arrested.
The Commissioner of Police within the state, Aboki Danjuma, had directed an investigation into the video, the identification of officers, their arrest, and the graduation of an orderly room trial.
A press release issued round 6.48 p.m. on Saturday (immediately) by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the three officers had been arrested, including that an orderly room trial would start on Monday.
The assertion learn: “Additional to the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, ordering an intensive investigation into the viral video displaying officers engaged in unprofessional conduct, the Command needs to offer the next replace.
“The officers captured within the viral video have been recognized as:
“Inspector Obinna Peter (AP/No. 346264); Corporal Amaechi Augustine (F/No. 528171); Corporal Ejikeme Victor (F/No. 528279).”
The assertion harassed that the policeman had been consigned to detention, whereas an intensive investigation was occurring to establish their degree of involvement in cultism and different associated actions.
“The officers have been arrested and are presently in detention whereas the command has commenced an intensive investigation into their alleged involvement in cultism and different associated actions. Consequently, an Orderly Room Trial has been scheduled to start on Monday.
“The Imo State Police Command reiterates that the conduct displayed within the viral video is extremely unprofessional and doesn’t mirror the self-discipline, ethics, and values of the Nigeria Police Power,” Okoye knowledgeable.
Persevering with, Okoye, who’s a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), promised to unearth the end result of the trial according to the tenets of the statutory mandate of the Nigeria Police Power, stressing, “The end result of the Orderly Room Trial can be communicated to the general public in the end, because the Command stays dedicated to upholding professionalism, accountability, and transparency within the discharge of its duties.”
