A Police officer has been arrested for assaulting a ports worker who was picking up his friend who works with a medical equipment company in Lagos.
Veteran rapper, Ruggedman, who alerted the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of the assault incident identified the police officer as M. Aliu.
It can be recalled that President Buhari issued a lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun State and Abuja, stating that seaports in Lagos , Hospitals and all related medical establishments should remain operational.
He tweeted: ” HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!@PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU look at your officer M. Aliu hitting an innocent ports worker at Area M command, idimu. His offence? Picking his friend while works in a MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY l, both exempted from lockdown n she has a PASS. CC @AcpIshaku.”
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!@PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU look at your officer M. Aliu hitting an innocent ports worker at Area M command, idimu. His offence? Picking his friend while works in a MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY l, both exempted from lockdown n she has a PASS. CC @AcpIshaku pic.twitter.com/q3XnK8MmbY
— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) April 3, 2020
In responds, the Head of the NPF Complaint Response Unit (CRU), ACP Markus Ishaku Basiran, reacting to the video said the police officer has been arrested, detained and now awaiting trial.
He wrote: ” Officer detained and awaiting trial. Spoken with the parties involved and the officer in charge. Great synergy and thanks for reaching out, pls.”