LOCKDOWN: IGP Adamu orders arrest of officers who brutalized woman in Osun (Video)

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has directed the Commissioner of Police in Osun State to effect the arrest of two policemen shown in a viral video assaulting and flogging a woman in Iwo area of the state.

According to a statement by Force Piblic Relationa Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Frank Mba, the officers Inspector Ikuesan Taiwo with AP NO 251724 and PC Abass Ibrahim with Force No. 509634, are currently being detained and their orderly room trial had since commenced.

The video of Mrs Tola Azeez, who said she was out to get drugs for a family member, went viral showing the policemen violently assaulting and flogging her with cane and sticks for being outside, during the lockdown ordered by the state government due to covid-19.

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Mba’s statement said: “the IGP condemns this unwarranted, unnecessary and unjustifiable assault on this innocent citizen (as shown in the attached viral video), at the Odo Ori Market, Iwo Osun State by men of the Force attached to Iwo Division, Osun Command.

“Following the IGP’s condemnation and directives that the Commissioner of Police immediately arrest and bring the officers to book, CP Johnson Kokumo mni, the Commissioner of Police in charge of Osun State Command where the incident occurred, has arrested the officers involved in the unfortunate incident. They are Inspector Ikuesan Taiwo with AP NO 251724 and PC Abass Ibrahim with Force No. 509634. The duo are currently being detained and their orderly room trial had since commenced.

“The IGP reiterates that the Police under his watch will not condone any act of misconduct and recklessness on the part of its personnel. He enjoins the citizens to continue to cooperate with the leadership of the Force as it strives to reposition the NPF into an effective, efficient and people-friendly Force”.

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