Following President Buhari’s lockdown order in Lagos, a police officer has been arrested for assaulting a ports worker who was picking up his friend, an employee of a medical equipment company.
President Buhari had exempted seaports in Lagos from the lockdown, along with hospitals, medical establishments, and healthcare-related manufacturing and distribution organizations.
Nigerian rapper Ruggedman brought the assault incident to the attention of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) via Twitter, identifying the police officer as M. Aliu and reporting that the assault took place at Area M command, Idimu.
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW! @PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU look at your officer M. Aliu hitting an innocent ports worker at Area M command, idimu. His offence? Picking his friend while works in a MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY l, both exempted from lockdown n she has a PASS. CC @AcpIshaku
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Head of the NPF Complaint Response Unit (CRU), ACP Markus Ishaku Basiran, responded to the video, confirming the arrest and detention of the erring police officer, who is now awaiting trial.
Officer detained and awaiting trial. Spoken with the parties involved and the officer in charge. Great synergy and thanks for reaching out, pls.
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