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By Adekunle Badmus
The Police in Lagos State has described a video trending online, accusing Police of brutality while effecting an arrest, as an attempt to give the Nigeria Police Force a bad image.
The Public Relations Officer in the command, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday said that the video was a calculated attempt to malign the efforts of the Police in maintaining law and order.
Adejobi said that Insp. Stephen Inumanu, attached to Igando Police Station was the officer shown in the viral video apprehending the suspected hoodlum who resisted arrest.
“Inumanu with two other team members were deployed on a routine Stop and Search duty on Sept. 18 at Isuti Road in Egan area, Lagos State.
“The team sighted two nervous young men who took to their heels. They were chased and one Stephen Ade, 28, was arrested while his partner escaped with a micro wallet.
“Ade, practically refused arrest as captured in the video but was subdued with the aid of members of the public using minimal force, without assault from the arm bearing Inspector,” he said.
Adejobi said that the trending video had been carefully
Edited By the sender to remove a barrage of insults the suspect hauled on the Police officer in the presence of civilians.
He reiterated the command’s commitment in discharging its duties with diligence, human feelings and respect for the rule of law and human rights.
Full Statement:
POLICE PRESS RELEASE, LAGOS STATE COMMAND, DATED 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2020.
IGANDO TRENDING VIDEO OF ALLEGED POLICE BRUTALITY : THE FACT
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a trending Instagram video of an Inspector of Police from Igando Divison of Lagos State endervouring to effect the arrest a man, and hereby wishes to make some clarifications on the issue.
That the Inspector captured in the video is Stephen Inumanu, Inspector of Police, attached to Igando Police Station, Lagos State, was deployed on a routine Stop and Search duty on 18th of September, 2020 at about 13:15hours, with two other team members, at Isuti Road in Egan area, Lagos State.
While on duty, the team sighted two nervous young men who took to their heels for the unexpected presence of police men but the team gave them a fierce chase and one Stephen Ade “m” 28 year old, threw a micro wallet to his partner, who escaped in another direction; then, two of the policemen chased the escapee but to no avail.
In the spirit of cooperation, Inspector Stephen Inumama, was assisted by two spirited civilians(members of the public) who witnessed the episode, chased and arrested the said Stephen Ade “m”, who practically refused arrest as captured in the video, but with the aid of the members of the public, he was subdued within the use of minimum force, without assault whatsoever, from the arm bearing Inspector.
The Command wishes to state categorically that the trending video was borne out of mischief to discredit the collective image of the police by folks who are uncomfortable with police presence or visibility of officers on the road or around them, regardless of how courteous.
Without mincing words, the video was carefully edited by the sender to remove barrage of insults the suspect hauled on the police officer in the presence of civilians, as customary of mischief makers.
The Command therefore urges the general public to regard the video as baseless and calculated attempt to malign the efforts of the Nigeria Police in maintaining law and order in the society; while the Command reiterates its commitment to discharging its duties with diligence, human feelings and respect for the rule of law and human rights.
SIGNED:
SP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR:
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
LAGOS STATE COMMAND
IKEJA
