Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the police, on Friday, disagreed over the attack on an NSCDC officer allegedly carried out by some police operatives.
The NSCDC personnel, identified simply as Owoeye, was said to have been assaulted and detained by policemen on Wednesday.
In some video clips that went viral on Friday, a man dressed in Ankara attire and a jacket with ‘Police’ boldly inscribed on it was seen assaulting the NSCDC officer.
Also, in the video, the officer was slapped by a man wearing police jacket, while the victim managed to disarm the assaulter.
In another video, an officer of the NSCDC was seen holding the dress of a man who wears a police jacket over an Ankara attire, while people in the vicinity watched them.
Background voices that accompanied the video purported that many police operatives assaulted an NSCDC operative on guard duty at the Elizabeth Estate.
Reacting to the video, Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the operatives involved were, “Policemen that came from Oyo State on investigation activities to an estate in Osogbo to arrest a suspected criminal.
“They met civil defence personnel guarding the place, who prevented them from arresting the criminal and in the process; beat-up and injured two police officers and deflated the tires of their vehicle.
“The policemen thereafter called for reinforcement from the nearest Division around the place. Upon the arrival of the reinforcement, the policemen were rescued and one of the Civil Defence personnel who assaulted the police officers and prevented them from performing their lawful duty was arrested and taken to State CID for investigation.”
However, the NSCDC spokesperson in the state, Kehinde Adeleke, said, “The personnel of NSCDC on duty, as trained officers, requested for means of identification which the individuals who claimed to be policemen failed to provide.
“Instead, they resorted to intimidations and raining incentives on the NSCDC personnel on duty, as well as, the corps in general. After they failed to identify themselves, they left the premises of the estate.
“The situation escalated the following day, Wednesday, October 23, 2024, when a group of police numbering about 20 drove into the estate and descended on one NSCDC personnel, physically assaulting him and inflicting grievous bodily harm on him.
“The officer’s uniform was torn, he was brutalised beyond description, disarmed, handcuffed like a common criminal, and forcefully taken to Ataoja Division before being moved to the police headquarters.
“Efforts to resolve the issue amicably were made by an NSCDC team of senior officers, who visited the police headquarters. However, the police refused to release the detained NSCDC personnel. They concocted unfounded lies of deflation of their vehicle tyres against him.
“Unfortunately, despite assurances by the police team that immediately NSCDC confirmed the identity of the officer in their custody, he would be released, a confirmation letter was taken to police state headquarters, yet they never released him since Wednesday 23rd October, 2024.
“He was just released this afternoon, today Friday, 25th, after he had been made to undergo more humiliating treatment in the hands of policemen on duty.”
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[10/25, 8:56 PM] ogunwale30: OSUN POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE- 25th October, 2024
RE: VIRAL VIDEO OF POLICE/NSCDC
The Osun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public and set the record straight that: Policemen came from Oyo State on investigation activities to an Estate in Osogbo to arrest a suspected criminal, they met Civil defence personnel guarding the place who prevented them from arresting the criminal and in the process; beat-up and injured two police officers and deflated the tires of their vehicle.
The Policemen thereafter called for reinforcement from the nearest Division around the place. Upon arrival of the reinforcement, the Policemen were rescued and one of the Civil Defence personnel who assaulted the Police officers and prevented them from performing their lawful duty was arrested and taken to State CID for investigation.
Investigation is continuing, please.
E-Signed
CSP Yemisi Olawoyin Opalola, mnipr
Osun PPRO
[10/25, 8:57 PM] ogunwale30: In continuation on getting there immediately d civil defense sighted d police patrol he locked the gate we all came down from d vehicle d DCO went to him with my team leader he denied us access, my OC brought out s investigation activities d civil defence collected it tore and match it with his boot this got d DCO angry by this all d boys in d estate rushed out in defense of d civil defense that police don’t have right to enter there estate d DCO tried to handcuff d Idiot but one hand was handcuffed in d process he managed to stand up that when d DCO gunner got to his hand and threw it to his second but d other officer wanted to hit d DCO head with it that when I rushed and grabbed it from him though we have dislodged d magazine from his rifle they later managed to locked d DCO inside with d help of d estate boys hee was beaten up no way to go in we call d DPO she quickly radio and came with enough police Osun state Police command are supportive God bless them d DPO knock d gate but they refuse to open until when she gave order to break d gate that’s when they open d gate the other civil defense started shoot in d air
[10/25, 8:57 PM] ogunwale30: Amen after d whole scene d DPO lead us to d suspect apartment with d help of soft target we u believe we met him innocently sleeping we woke him up and arrested him he was shocked because he was not aware of d incident at d estate gate d DC state CID released him to us we brought him down to Ibadan he did not denied d allegations leveled against him he quickly he was ready to pay d money he defrauded He paid 8m immediately and d money has been tender in court as exhibit this month as we speak his cooling head at abolongo prison
The most useless organisation in Nigeria is the Nigeria police, they will have issues with Army, Navy, Airforce, and every other security formation. Are they the only security operators in Nigeria? Always behaving like untrained idiots