By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
Commissioner of Police, Delta Police Command, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, has charged residents of Delta State to report any policeman found engaging in human rights abuses to the command, especially during the Yuletide season.
He gave the charge in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, and made available to journalists in the state.
Following a video footage of police brutality making the rounds on the social media, CP Ali said the erring cop had been dealt with accordingly when the infraction occurred last August.
“The attention of the Delta State Police Command has been drawn to a video making round on various social media handles.
“The video captured Policemen attached to Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Command assaulting a young man along the Asaba-Onitsha expressway.
“The Command condemns the act of the Policemen in totality. The Command wishes to state that the incident occurred sometime in the month of August 2021 and immediately it was brought to the knowledge of the Command, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, directed the incident be looked into which has since been done and the erring Policemen indeed found guilty of assault and were subjected to internal disciplinary mechanism after which they were adequately sanctioned.
“The CP, while condemning the malfeasance conduct of the officers, also urges members of the public to remain calm and assured of the Command’s commitment in dealing with any officer who disregard the human right of any person.
“To this end, members of the public are urged to call any of the following numbers and report cases of abuse to human rights or any other infractions by Policemen of the Command,” the statement read in part.
The command, therefore, reeled out phone contacts through which aggrieved members of the public can swiftly lodged their complaints in case of police abuse.
“The PPRO’s Office can be contacted through the following numbers +234 915 557 0008, +234 915 557 0007 +234 902 907 0037, Or the Command Control Room via +234 803 668 4974.
