By Asuquo Cletus Felix
The Lagos State Police Command, has arrested the entire team of police officers, seen in a viral video assaulting a suspect that was resisting arrest.
This was confirmed in a press statement issued on Wednesday, by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the force Public Relations Officer, titled
” SERIOUS ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICERS: SUSPECTS ARRESTED AS CP FAYOADE ORDERS IMMEDIATE TRIAL OF ARRESTING OFFICERS FOR THEIR UNPROFESSIONAL, UNETHICAL AND UNCOUTH MANNER OF ARREST”.
According to the statement, the Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command, having received numerous complaints on the flagrant abuse of hard drugs on Makinde Odewale Street, Oregun, mobilized some officers on July 2, 2024 to arrest the drug users and dealers. They, however, met stiff resistance leading to serious injury to one Inspector of police, who was stabbed in the head with a broken bottle, and assault on the Olu of Alausa and CDA Chairman.
It also noted that after the violence, a reinforcement team succeeded in arresting some suspects with substances suspected to be illicit drugs.
The reinforcement team, in their bid to ensure the arrest of the mastermind of the attack on the police officer, resorted to unprofessional, unethical and uncouth methods, which were captured on a now viral video.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni has ordered the immediate commencement of orderly room trial of the entire team of the police officers seen in a viral video assaulting a suspect that was resisting arrest.
“Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command, having received numerous complaints on the flagrant abuse of hard drugs on Makinde Odewale Street, Oregun, mobilized some officers on July 2, 2024 to arrest the drug users and dealers. They, however, met stiff resistance leading to serious injury to one Inspector of police, who was stabbed in the head with a broken bottle, and assault on the Olu of Alausa and CDA Chairman. The injured Inspector has since been hospitalized.
“Nonetheless, a reinforcement team succeeded in arresting some suspects with substances suspected to be illicit drugs. Regrettably, the reinforcement team, in their bid to ensure the arrest of the mastermind of the attack on the police officer, resorted to unprofessional, unethical and uncouth methods, which were captured on video. “- It reads In part.
