The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a police officer who was caught in a viral video shooting at a moving vehicle in Asaba, the state capital.
According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, ordered the immediate identification and arrest of the officer after carefully reviewing the video footage.
“The Command condemns his act in totality, as no policeman has the right to use his firearm without recourse to Force Order 237,” the statement read.
SP Edafe disclosed that the erring officer has been detained at the Command Headquarters and is currently undergoing internal disciplinary procedures.
He further explained that the officer had allegedly responded to a reported hit-and-run incident but acted in an “unprofessional and unjustifiable manner.”
The Commissioner of Police assured members of the public that the officer will face appropriate sanctions as provided by the Police Act and regulations.
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