Adegoke Fayoade, the Lagos commissioner of police.
Adegoke Fayoade, the Lagos commissioner of police, has ordered the orderly room trial of some officers over the alleged assault of a suspect while attempting to arrest him.
On Tuesday, a video showing some police officers beating up a man while attempting to drag him inside a minibus appeared on social media.
In the less than one-minute video, the man is seen shouting that he would call his lawyer and that the police officers would pay for the assault on him.
In a statement on Wednesday, Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson, said officers from the Alausa division had received numerous complaints about “flagrant abuse of hard drugs” at Makinde Odewale street in Oregun.
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Hundeyin said some officers were mobilised to the area on July 2 to arrest suspected illicit drug users and dealers.
He added that the police officers were resisted by the suspects, noting that an inspector was stabbed with a broken bottle.
“The injured inspector has since been hospitalized. Nonetheless, a reinforcement team succeeded in arresting some suspects with substances suspected to be illicit drugs,” the statement reads.
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“Regrettably, the reinforcement team, in their bid to ensure the arrest of the mastermind of the attack on the police officer, resorted to unprofessional, unethical, and uncouth methods, which were captured on video.
“CP Fayoade totally condemns the actions of the police officers, as those actions are not in tandem with the values and professional ethics of the Nigeria Police.
“He equally condemns the actions of the youths in attacking police officers, warning that any person found culpable in this regard would definitely be dealt with in accordance with the law.
“The Lagos State Police Command assures Lagosians that the Command will not relent in delivering on its mandates of maintenance of law and order, prevention and detection of crime, and apprehension and prosecution of criminals, amongst others.”
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