The Edo State Police Command on Friday revealed that it has arrested one
Sergeant Jude Ogudu and four other police officers for assaulting road
users.
In a viral video on Thursday, about five policemen
were seen exchanging words with some road users.
As the argument
became heightened, a police officer shot the ground twice, and another slapped a
lady who was among the civilians.
In the background, a guy told the police that he shouldn’t have done what he did.
The
video, however, did not show what may have led to the argument. Still, the Nigeria
Police Force, in a statement on Friday, announced that the police officers
involved have been arrested.
According to the statement, the
policemen are being detained by the Criminal Investigation Department
of the Command, as the case is currently under Investigation.
The
statement read, “SGT Jude Ogudu and four others spotted in the viral video
assaulting a lady have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command.
“They
are currently being held in the detention facilities of the State CID. The case
is being investigated by the X-squad unit of the Command.”
According
to the police, the incident happened at the Lagos-Benin expressway between December 13 and 15, 2021.