Police arrest officer for assaulting woman in Edo

The Edo State Police Command says it has arrested one of its officers for allegedly assaulting a young woman in the state.

The command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a statement issued on Monday, March 11, 2024, said the officer, identified as Sergeant Samuel Imakor, is attached to the Iruekpen Police Station in Edo State

A video showing the policeman slapping the woman at the police station surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.

Nwabuzor noted that Imakor was arrested and brought to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, by his Divisional Police Officer (DPO).

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He said the erring officer confessed to the police commissioner that he slapped the young woman after she first slapped him in the process of arresting her.

Imakor claimed he was arresting the woman for allegedly stealing human hair from a hotel department when the situation occurred in Edo State.

The police spokesman, however, said the CP has ordered his orderly room trial.

Nwabuzor said: “The CP reiterated his commitment to ensuring that officers and men of the command carry out their duties with ‘democratic policing’ and with the fear of God.

“He also urged the good people of Edo State to report promptly to him any unprofessional conduct of police officers against the citizens.

“Members of the public on the other hand should also respect their police and also obey the rule of law that it takes two to tangle.”

The Star