Police to investigate officers who allegedly assaulted traveler in Rivers
Police in Rivers State in south-south Nigeria have said they will investigate some officers who allegedly assaulted a traveler in the state.
AssaultA human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, on Friday petitioned the Nigerian Police through his X account (formerly Twitter) regarding the alleged assault of a traveler by unidentified police officers in the state.
Mr. Gwamnishu said the traveler, identified simply as Jennifer, was allegedly beaten by officers taking part in a stop and search operation around Ada George in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
The activist uploaded a video clip of the incident.
“Please investigate this matter and call these men to order. Thank you", he told the police authorities of Nigeria.
Video clip
In the one minute and three second clip, which has gone viral, a woman is heard yelling at armed police officers along a highway, accusing them of injuring her sister.
“Here are the Nigerian police. Look at my sister's mouth," she shouted at the police.
The clip showed at least four armed police officers at the scene.
“The police injured my beta sister and you are here making a video of me. After hurting my sister. Did you see anything in my sister's bag? Never," she said.
The sister, who would be Jennifer, was bleeding from the lips. She was seen inside a Toyota Corolla car, struggling to get clean.
The clip does not show when the police allegedly inflicted the injury on him.
Two unidentified people, believed to be fellow travelers, were seen talking to some officers.
The police reactIn response, Rivers State Police, via their official X handle on Saturday, said their attention was drawn to the viral clip of officers accused of assaulting the lady.
"...Command wishes to inform the general public that everyone is on deck to identify the officers in the trending video to conduct a proper investigation," police wrote on the microblogging site.
p> Not the first timeThe latest incident came about five months after a police officer, filmed slapping a motorist in Emouha, Rivers State, was demoted.
The Emouha incident came days after Ubi Ebri, another officer, allegedly shot and killed a young man in neighboring Delta State for refusing to pay a $100 bribe naira.
READ ALSO: Nigerian police begin 'trial' of six officers who beat two people with a machetePREMIUM TIMES reported how youths from Delta State protested with the dead body of the victim along main roads in Asaba.
Mr. Ebri, the policeman, was immediately arrested,
Police in Rivers State in south-south Nigeria have said they will investigate some officers who allegedly assaulted a traveler in the state.
AssaultA human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, on Friday petitioned the Nigerian Police through his X account (formerly Twitter) regarding the alleged assault of a traveler by unidentified police officers in the state.
Mr. Gwamnishu said the traveler, identified simply as Jennifer, was allegedly beaten by officers taking part in a stop and search operation around Ada George in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
The activist uploaded a video clip of the incident.
“Please investigate this matter and call these men to order. Thank you", he told the police authorities of Nigeria.
Video clip
In the one minute and three second clip, which has gone viral, a woman is heard yelling at armed police officers along a highway, accusing them of injuring her sister.
“Here are the Nigerian police. Look at my sister's mouth," she shouted at the police.
The clip showed at least four armed police officers at the scene.
“The police injured my beta sister and you are here making a video of me. After hurting my sister. Did you see anything in my sister's bag? Never," she said.
The sister, who would be Jennifer, was bleeding from the lips. She was seen inside a Toyota Corolla car, struggling to get clean.
The clip does not show when the police allegedly inflicted the injury on him.
Two unidentified people, believed to be fellow travelers, were seen talking to some officers.
The police reactIn response, Rivers State Police, via their official X handle on Saturday, said their attention was drawn to the viral clip of officers accused of assaulting the lady.
"...Command wishes to inform the general public that everyone is on deck to identify the officers in the trending video to conduct a proper investigation," police wrote on the microblogging site.
p> Not the first timeThe latest incident came about five months after a police officer, filmed slapping a motorist in Emouha, Rivers State, was demoted.
The Emouha incident came days after Ubi Ebri, another officer, allegedly shot and killed a young man in neighboring Delta State for refusing to pay a $100 bribe naira.
READ ALSO: Nigerian police begin 'trial' of six officers who beat two people with a machetePREMIUM TIMES reported how youths from Delta State protested with the dead body of the victim along main roads in Asaba.
Mr. Ebri, the policeman, was immediately arrested,
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