Police talk about how 15 naval sailors invaded their facility to attack Sergeant
Police in South-South Nigeria's Delta State have spoken of the March 9 assault on a police officer by Nigerian Navy officers who stormed a police station in the state.
PREMIUM TIMES, based on a clip posted on Twitter, reported the incident in Enerhen, near Warri.
The one-minute, 30-second clip showed the assaulted officer moving around in an agitated fashion inside the police station premises, surrounded by angry colleagues who were asking him to remain calm.
His face was bloody and his police uniform was partially torn.
State police spokesman Bright Edafe, in a statement on Sunday, said 15 naval ratings were involved in the assault on the officer.
He said the attack was carried out by a notary, Kevwe Ejaita, who had an altercation the day before with the officer whom they later came to beat at the police station.
"The DPO Enerhen Division quickly responded with their men, and the attack was successfully repelled while the said Kevwe Ejaita, who was the arrowhead of the group, was arrested.
“The Warri Naval Authority, upon being informed of the situation, instructed a Naval Police team to proceed to the division. The arrested Naval Rating was turned over to the Naval Authority upon request for necessary disciplinary action. The injured police sergeant was taken to hospital for treatment and was later released," Mr. Edafe, deputy superintendent of police, said in the statement.
Delta State Police were working with naval authorities to prevent a repeat of such an incident, the statement said.
The statement said Delta State Police Commissioner Muhammed Ali condemned the action of the naval ratings and warned that "aggression against police officers in the exercise of their lawful duties by whom either will not be tolerated".
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Police in South-South Nigeria's Delta State have spoken of the March 9 assault on a police officer by Nigerian Navy officers who stormed a police station in the state.
PREMIUM TIMES, based on a clip posted on Twitter, reported the incident in Enerhen, near Warri.
The one-minute, 30-second clip showed the assaulted officer moving around in an agitated fashion inside the police station premises, surrounded by angry colleagues who were asking him to remain calm.
His face was bloody and his police uniform was partially torn.
State police spokesman Bright Edafe, in a statement on Sunday, said 15 naval ratings were involved in the assault on the officer.
He said the attack was carried out by a notary, Kevwe Ejaita, who had an altercation the day before with the officer whom they later came to beat at the police station.
"The DPO Enerhen Division quickly responded with their men, and the attack was successfully repelled while the said Kevwe Ejaita, who was the arrowhead of the group, was arrested.
“The Warri Naval Authority, upon being informed of the situation, instructed a Naval Police team to proceed to the division. The arrested Naval Rating was turned over to the Naval Authority upon request for necessary disciplinary action. The injured police sergeant was taken to hospital for treatment and was later released," Mr. Edafe, deputy superintendent of police, said in the statement.
Delta State Police were working with naval authorities to prevent a repeat of such an incident, the statement said.
The statement said Delta State Police Commissioner Muhammed Ali condemned the action of the naval ratings and warned that "aggression against police officers in the exercise of their lawful duties by whom either will not be tolerated".
Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.Donate
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