Three police officers from the Imo State Police Command, who were identified in a cult related viral video displaying unprofessional conduct, have been arrested.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aboki Danjuma, had directed an investigation into the video, the identification of officers, their arrest, and the commencement of an orderly room trial.
A statement issued around 6.48 p.m. on Saturday (today) by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the three officers had been arrested, adding that an orderly room trial would commence on Monday.
The statement read: “Further to the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, ordering a thorough investigation into the viral video showing officers engaged in unprofessional conduct, the Command wishes to provide the following update.
“The officers captured in the viral video have been identified as:
“Inspector Obinna Peter (AP/No. 346264); Corporal Amaechi Augustine (F/No. 528171); Corporal Ejikeme Victor (F/No. 528279).”
The statement stressed that the Policeman had been consigned to detention, while a thorough investigation was going on to ascertain their level of involvement in cultism and other related activities.
“The officers have been arrested and are presently in detention while the command has commenced a thorough investigation into their alleged involvement in cultism and other related activities. Consequently, an Orderly Room Trial has been scheduled to commence on Monday.
“The Imo State Police Command reiterates that the conduct displayed in the viral video is highly unprofessional and does not reflect the discipline, ethics, and values of the Nigeria Police Force,” Okoye informed.
Continuing, Okoye, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), promised to unearth the outcome of the trial in line with the tenets of the statutory mandate of the Nigeria Police Force, stressing, “The outcome of the Orderly Room Trial will be communicated to the public in due course, as the Command remains committed to upholding professionalism, accountability, and transparency in the discharge of its duties.”