The State Government of Osun has condemned the action of two police officers captured in a viral video physically assaulting a female citizen at the Odo Ori Market, in Iwo, Osun State.
The state government declared in statement signed by the commissioner for information and civic orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode that the officers, identified as Inspector Ikuesan Taiwo with AP NO 251724 and PC Abass Ibrahim with Force No. 509634, went overboard in the discharge of their duties.
”This is a democracy, and the State of Osun is a decent society where men in or out of uniform should not and cannot whimsically flog women – even men. We note that police authorities have condemned the unwarranted actions of these men. The State Government likewise condemns the unacceptable conduct of these policemen,” Egbemode said.
The State Government of Osun also warned that no one is licensed under the law to harass, assault, batter or visit violence on any citizen, men and women. It is especially reprehensible, it noted, when the victim is a helpless lady who is not known to have offended the law in any way.
The erring officers, it was gathered, are currently being detained and their orderly room trial has since commenced.
Meanwhile, the state government has commended the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu and the Commissioner of Police in the State of Osun, Johnson Kokumo, for the prompt response in redressing the assault as shown in the viral video. Also, it expressed appreciation to all law enforcement agencies for their cooperation with the government during the period of the lockdown, while encouraging officers and men of the agencies to enforce the lockdown conscientiously and within t
Mrs. Funke Egbemode
he ambience of the law.
The state government declared that it owes the people the duty care for and save them from COVID-19 and other dangers without assaulting their rights to personal liberty, warning that the full weight of the law will be deployed to address the action of the accused police officers.
