Imo Police Name Officers Involved Viral Cult Video

The Imo State Police Command has named Inspector Obinna Peter, Corporal Amaechi Augustine, and Corporal Ejikeme Victor, arsenic the 3 officers accused of engagement successful the Vikings confraternity concealed cul successful a present viral video connected societal media.

Vikings is considered 1 of Nigeria’s astir notorious cult groups and has a beingness successful respective higher institutions crossed the country.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Henry Okoye, who made the disclosure connected Saturday night, said the officers had already been arrested and volition look an orderly country proceedings connected Monday.

According to him, the 3 detained officers were identified successful a viral video posted by anti-cultism advocacy level Naija Confra, which triggered an authoritative probe by the Imo State Police Command.

The station had expressed disgust that serving constabulary officers were progressive successful cultism openly, noting that cult groups were liable for countless deaths crossed Nigeria and beyond.

The officers were seen participating successful a Vikings confraternity lawsuit successful Owerri, which triggered criticisms and condemnation from radical crossed societal media platforms.

Okoye, successful the statement, said the Commissioner of Police for Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma, has ordered a thorough probe into the video, which showed the officers engaged successful unprofessional conduct.

He said, “further to the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, ordering a thorough probe into the viral video showing officers engaged successful unprofessional conduct, the Command wishes to supply the pursuing update.

“The officers captured successful the viral video person been identified as: 1. Inspector Obinna Peter. 2. Corporal Amaechi Augustine. 3. Corporal Ejikeme Victor.

“The officers person been arrested and are presently successful detention portion the Command has commenced a thorough probe into their alleged engagement successful cultism and different related activities. Consequently, an Orderly Room Trial has been scheduled to commence connected Monday.

“The Imo State Police Command reiterates that the behaviour displayed successful the viral video is highly unprofessional and does not bespeak the discipline, ethics, and values of the Nigeria Police Force.

“The result of the Orderly Room Trial volition beryllium communicated to the nationalist successful owed course, arsenic the Command remains committed to upholding professionalism, accountability, and transparency successful the discharge of its duties,” Okoye said.