By Patrick Obia
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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has directed Ekori DPO to immediately arrest and bring two officers who beat and dehumanized an unarmed civilian with a machete to the Force headquarters.
The directive came after a viral amateur video shared online by an eyewitness showed two officers flogging a young man with a machete in Ekori Community, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, on Monday 1st of August 2022.
One of the officers can be heard in the video saying “you are challenging me?” as he continued slapping the cutlass on him, causing screams from residents.
After the public rage, the IGP ordered the Ekori DPO to bring the two MOPOLs involved to the Force Headquarters in Abuja, latest Wednesday 3 August 2022, through the Cross River State Command CP.
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