The Kogi State Police Command has arrested the four officers of Adogo Division who in a viral video, attacked a passenger along an expressway in Kogi State. The officers were on patrol duty at Adogo-Okene road, and reportedly extorted the sum of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000) from a traveler, while another was physically assaulted.
The command, on Sunday, October 17, announced that investigations into the incident have fully commenced. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP William Ovye Aya, said the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Idrisu Dauda Dabban, has condemned the incident, and that the Police officers have been identified and detained at the State Criminal Investigations Department.
The officers were identified as: ASP Isah Barnabas, Inspector Ifediegwu Godwin, Sgt. Emmanuel Ochima and CPL Umameh Mathias – the officer who physically assaulted one of the travelers.
It was gathered that the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) involved in the incident has been issued with a query, while the three (3) other junior officers are currently undergoing orderly room trial.
The CP further stated that the Command is doing its best to establish contact with the victims. He enjoined the victims to reach out to the Command thorough 08107899269.
He assured that any of the officers found wanting in the investigations would be dealt with accordingly.