FCT Police Redeploy DPO Caught Slapping Man In Viral Video

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the contiguous redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) successful complaint of Ushafa Division aft a video surfaced showing him slapping a young antheral during an arrest.

The present viral video, which surfaced connected X (formerly Twitter) connected Tuesday, triggered outrage among Nigerians, galore of whom condemned the officer’s behaviour arsenic unprofessional and a gross maltreatment of power.

In a connection issued connected Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, the commissioner described the officer’s behaviour arsenic “unacceptable and contrary to the morals of the Nigeria Police Force.”

“The Commissioner of Police powerfully condemns the officer’s actions, which autumn abbreviated of the precocious standards of discipline, civility, and professionalism expected of constabulary officers,” Adeh said.

She added that the embattled serviceman had been redeployed to the bid office pending the decision of an interior probe into the incident.

“Consequently, the serviceman has been redeployed, and the concern is presently nether investigation,” the connection added.

CP Dantawaye further cautioned each Divisional Police Officers and their subordinates successful the FCT to support professionalism and civility portion performing their duties, informing that immoderate enactment of misconduct oregon maltreatment of powerfulness would pull terrible disciplinary sanctions.

“While administrative disciplinary steps are being taken, CP Dantawaye reminds each DPOs and their subordinates that they indispensable stay professional, courteous, and law-abiding successful the discharge of their duties,” Adeh quoted the commissioner arsenic saying. “He warns that immoderate enactment of misconduct oregon maltreatment of powerfulness volition pull terrible sanctions.”

The commissioner besides called connected residents to uphold communal respect and practice with instrumentality enforcement unit to heighten nationalist information and assemblage policing efforts successful the territory.

“Mutual respect and practice are indispensable for effectual assemblage policing and nationalist safety,” helium said.

The FCT Police Command encouraged members of the nationalist to study suspicious activities oregon immoderate signifier of constabulary misconduct done its authoritative communication channels.