The Delta State Police Command has condemned in sturdy phrases the unprofessional conduct of a police officer caught on video taking pictures at a shifting automobile in Asaba, describing the act as “reckless, unjustified, and opposite to the ethics of the Nigeria Police Pressure.”
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Shiny, confirmed that the officer concerned within the viral incident has been recognized, summoned, and detained on the command headquarters.
Edafe mentioned, “After a cautious examination of the video clip, it’s clear that the policeman acted in an unprofessional method, unbecoming of a police officer. The command condemns his act in totality, as no policeman has the best to make use of his firearm with out recourse to Pressure Order 237.”
He said that preliminary findings revealed the officer was responding to a hit-and-run incident, however burdened that this didn’t justify his use of a firearm.
“No policeman is allowed to make use of his firearm with out correct justification, as stipulated in Pressure Order 237,” Shiny reiterated.
He mentioned the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olufemi Abaniwonda, had reportedly ordered speedy inner disciplinary motion in opposition to the erring officer, assuring that the matter can be dealt with in strict accordance with the Police Act and laws.
“The officer involved might be handled in keeping with extant legal guidelines to function a deterrent to others. The safety of lives and property stays the highest precedence of the command,” he added.
Public response to the viral clip has been certainly one of outrage, with civil society teams and rights advocates calling for transparency within the disciplinary course of and demanding that the Nigeria Police Pressure undertake stronger accountability measures in opposition to the misuse of firearms.
Shiny Edafe, nonetheless, urged members of the general public to stay calm and report any case of police abuse or unprofessional conduct for immediate motion.
Just lately, the command intercepted a big cache of reside ammunition allegedly destined for Edo State, and individually arrested a infamous drug vendor working inside the Warri axis.
Edafe instructed The Guardian on Sunday that operatives of the ‘C’ Division, Asaba, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Ogbe Emmanuel, made the interception on 16 October 2025, at about 12:00 p.m. throughout a routine surveillance and stop-and-search operation on the Head Bridge, Asaba.
In line with him, the workforce reportedly flagged down a Toyota Hiace Hummer Bus with registration quantity NGK 16 XB, pushed by one Ozoemenam Sylvanus.
The motive force’s suspicious behaviour prompted officers to conduct an in depth search of the automobile — a choice that paid off when 400 reside cartridges have been found hid inside the bus.
