CP Wale Abass
By Jon Egie
Commissioner of Police, Delta State Police Command, CP Wale Abass has ordered the immediate arrest and detention of some police officers who physically assaulted a group of persons in Ekredjebor community in Ughelli.
The policemen who had gone to the community for an operation were seen in a video, that has gone viral, using planks to assault the persons.
The CP condemned the action of the policemen describing same as unprofessional, unacceptable and a violation of the human rights of the victims.
” It is not in the Command’s character to assault members of the public who we are supposed to protect. More so, planks are not part of police accoutrements, and it is absolutely unprofessional of them to assault members of the public in whatever guise,” a release issued by the Command’s PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe said, adding that “an internal disciplinary mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that the erring officers who have been identified, were punished in line with the extant laws as stipulated in the Police Act and regulations to serve as a deterrent to others.”
The CP, while condemning the malfeasance conduct of the officers, also urged members of the public to remain calm and assured them of the Command’s commitment to “dealing with any officer who disregards the human rights of any person. “
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