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Police sues for calm over alleged officers indicted in a protest video

 

Mimi Chiadikobi

Anambra State Police Command intercepts a video of a protest against police action and wishes to state that the Police team and the Officer mentioned in the video have been identified.

The Command’s public Relation Officer,SP Tochukwu Ikenga,made the disclosure to Newsmen in Awka.

Ikenga also said that the command invites the victims to come forward to help facilitate the necessary action involved in the investigation.

He said that  Anambra State Command Police Commissioner, CP Nnaghe Itam, calls for calm and urges citizens to utilise the channels of the complaint against Police Officers.

Ikenga saud that the command frowns at the  unruly actions as was seen in the video,blocking the express road thereby Infringing on the fundamental rights of others.

He said that citizens want to protect and seek for Police that is civil and professional in discharging their duties as well the citizens need to be civilised in their actions.

The PPRO said that right channels include the CP Monitoring Unit of Command CMU, the Police X-Squad Under the State Criminal Investigation Department Police Complaints Bureau, PCB, or the newly resuscitated Complaint Response Unit under the Police Public Relations Department Awka.

He encouraged the public to call the Command Control Room on 07039194332or the PPRO on  08039334002, in the event of any distress.

Ikenga also advised public to download the ‘NPF Rescue Me App’, usable on Android and Apple iOS phones, to make reports.

He assured that further details shall be communicated to the public in due  course.

 

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