The Police have punished some of their officers for assaulting a lady and seizing her phone in Lagos.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has punished officers who were filmed assaulting a lady after seizing her phone at Ilasan area of Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
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A Twitter user, @Austynzogs, on Tuesday shared a video of the lady being manhandled by two policemen, asking if she had been released by the police after the altercation.
Tagging the Force Public Relations Officer (PRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and the Lagos Command PRO, Ben Hundeyin, the user tweeted, “Last week police men guarding the palace at Illasan, Lekki Phase 1, allegedly assaulted a lady for attempting to record them during a confrontation with a Uber driver. The lady’s phone was seized & she was also arrested. Has she been freed?”
@Gidi_Traffic Last week police men guarding the palace at Illasan, Lekki Phase 1,allegedly assaulted a lady for attempting to record them during a confrontation with a Uber driver. The lady's phone was seized & she was also arrested. Has she been freed? @BenHundeyin @Princemoye1 pic.twitter.com/SiXO95vLVP
— AustynZOGS (@Austynzogs) January 10, 2023
Hundeyin responded to the tweet, saying the Ilasan Divisional Police Officer intervened in the case and ensured the lady retrieved her phone.
He also stated that the officers involved had been subjected to disciplinary actions.
“The DPO Ilasan waded in, ensured she got her phone back immediately, and subjected the officers to disciplinary actions, “ the Police spokesperson in Lagos posted on Twitter.
“The lady claimed she was injured, for which the officer was mandated to offset her medical expense.
“The lady went home happy. I equally verified from her.”
The DPO Ilasan waded in, ensured she got her phone back immediately and subjected the officers to disciplinary actions.
The lady claimed she was injured, for which the officer was mandated to offset her medical expense. The lady went home happy.
I equally verified from her.
— CSP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) January 10, 2023
Hundeyin also disclosed that the lady demanded (not offered) N50,000 from the errant officers to stop complaining or escalating the issue.
“She got the money and went home happy, pledging not to say a word about the incident anywhere.
“She was surprised to see the video online & has disowned it.
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“If you ask me, not the way to go. This in no way invalidates the fact that the policeman was unprofessional in approach. It also doesn’t invalidate the fact that the lady wrongfully held on to the officer’s shirt,” he added.
She was surprised to see the video online & has disowned it.
If you ask me, not the way to go.
This in no way invalidates the fact that the policeman was unprofessional in approach. It also doesn’t invalidate the fact that the lady wrongfully held on to the officer’s shirt.
— CSP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) January 10, 2023
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