Delta CP Orders for arrest of police officers for the attack (video)

Delta State Police Commissioner, Abaniwonda Olufemi, ordered the trial of an orderly room for six police officers caught by a brutal video of a young man in Asaba, the state of the state.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Sundays near the Asaba specialist hospital along Okpanam Road in Asaba when the police greeted the victim and made him search.

Someone who witnessed the man’s trials narrated that when the police would look for his bag, he allegedly told officers that he could not put anything in his bag so they would not turn around to involve him. But his encouragement made officers angry and they came down to him.

Videos shared on several social media platforms become viral with Nigerians condemning officers’ actions and asking police authorities to arrest and sanction.

When reacting to the viral video, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that the officers involved had been identified and called to the State Police Headquarters in Asaba on the orders of CP.

Describing the incident as savage and unprofessional, Effe said the commissioner had ordered the start of their orderly room trial while the leader of their team who was the Assistant of the Police Supervisor, had been asked.

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“This is savage and unprofessional by the police. They have been identified and called to the head office by CP for appropriate disciplinary actions,” Edafe said in the statement.

“This order is aware of the publication circulating in X and other social media channels regarding the unprofessional behavior of several policemen in the order.

“At the time of receiving this video, who arrested several police officers who attacked a young man around the Asaba Specialist Hospital on Sunday, July 27, 2025, Police Commissioner, Delta State, CP Olumi Abaniwonda, immediately ordered the police to be identified and brought before the Headquarters of the Command for the closest disciplinary action.

“The people have been identified, and detained while waiting for the commencement of their orderly room trial while the leader of their team who is the Assistant of the Police Supervisory, has been asked.

“CP wants to reiterate that it is not in the character of the order to step on the rights of citizens, attack or harass people. He convinces members of the community that the officer concerned will be firmly handled in accordance with existing laws as stipulated in the police law and regulations to serve as a prevention to others,

“Therefore he has assigned officials and men to uphold the principles of professional police in carrying out their duties in connection with the basic human rights of all citizens in line with the provisions of the constitution of the Republic of Federal of the Federal Nigeria in 1999 (as changed), while hoping that the actions taken by officials who will not function as their degree.

“He appealed to community members to remain calm and convince them about justice,” the statement added.

Trending Video of a Nigerian police officer to persecute a man for having the courage to tell them not to put anything in their bags during the searchpic.twitter.com/q0d4tfil9z

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