The Imo state police command says it has arrested four officers captured in a viral video seemingly manhandling and shoving a young man into the boot of a vehicle.
The incident occurred on Sunday, along Human Race Road in Nekede, Imo state.
In a statement, Henry Okoye, spokesperson of the command, said Audu Bosso, commissioner of police in the state, ordered an immediate investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“Preliminary findings revealed that the four personnel captured in the viral video comprised two police officers attached to the Nekede Divisional Headquarters and two Supernumerary Police Officers,” the statement reads.
“They were conducting an operation at a suspected drug trafficking location along Human Race Road, Nekede, during which two suspects were arrested.
“Substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa were recovered from one suspect, who admitted to selling illicit drugs in the area.”
Okoye said the command condemned the
