
The Imo State Police Command has arrested an Inspector of police seen in a viral video assaulting a young man.
The incident which happened in Owerri, the state capital, elicited reactions with residents calling for appropriate sanction for the officer.
In a statement today, the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Berde, condemned the act and ordered the immediate arrest of the officer.
According to him, the action of the officer is a betrayal of the mandate of the police and such would not go unpunished.
Meanwhile force spokesperson in the State, Henry Okoye, confirmed that the culprit has been apprehended and would be prosecuted.