Viral Video: FCT Police Commissioner redeploys DPO over assault incident

By Kingsley Omonobi

ABUJA — The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, CP Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the contiguous redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) successful complaint of Ushafa Division, Bwari Area Council, aft a viral video showed him slapping a young antheral during an arrest.

The footage, which surfaced connected X (formerly Twitter) connected Tuesday, sparked wide disapproval and condemnation from the public, who described the officer’s behaviour arsenic unprofessional and abusive.

In a statement, the FCT Police Command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the commissioner recovered the officer’s behaviour unacceptable and contrary to the morals and values 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 stated.

She added that the serviceman had been redeployed pending the result of an ongoing investigation, portion disciplinary procedures person commenced.

CP Dantawaye besides reminded each DPOs and their subordinates to uphold professionalism, courtesy, and respect for quality rights successful the discharge of their duties, informing that immoderate enactment of misconduct oregon maltreatment of powerfulness would pull terrible sanctions.

He urged residents to support communal respect and practice with instrumentality enforcement officers to fortify assemblage policing and nationalist information crossed the FCT.

Meanwhile, arsenic portion of his ongoing familiarization tour, CP Dantawaye connected Wednesday paid courtesy visits to heads of sister information agencies successful Abuja, including the Commander, Guards Brigade, Brig. Gen. Adebisi Onasanya; Commander, Naval Base Abuja, Commodore O.E. Oladipo; Commander, 053 NAF Camp, Group Capt. H.S. Ibrahim; and Commandant, NSCDC FCT Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu.

The commissioner said the sojourn was aimed astatine deepening inter-agency collaboration, quality sharing, and associated operational strategies to heighten the information architecture of the FCT.

He commended the existing practice among information agencies and called for sustained synergy successful addressing emerging threats crossed the Territory. The gathering ended with renewed pledges of concern and communal enactment among the information formations.

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