CITIZENS COMPASS—Delta State Police Command has ordered the detention of some of its officers found assaulting a young man around Asaba Specialist Hospital area.
The assault was shared on various social media handles on Sunday prompting the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, to direct that the officers should be fished out.
Spokesperson for the Command,
SP Edafe Bright, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday.
“The Command is aware of a publication circulating on X and other social media channels regarding the unprofessional conduct of some policemen within the command. On receipt of this video, which captures some policemen assaulting a young man around Asaba Specialist Hospital area on Sunday, 27th July 2025, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, immediately ordered that the Policemen be identified and brought before the command headquarters for immediate disciplinary action. The men have been identified, and detained pending the commencement of their orderly room tiral while their Team leader who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police has been queried.
“The CP wishes to reiterate that it’s not in the character of the Command to trample on the rights of citizens, assault or harass people. He assures members of the public that the officers concerned will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the extant laws as stipulated in the Police Act and regulations to serve as a deterrent to others, noting that under his watch, such conduct by officers will not be tolerated.
“He has therefore tasked officers and men to uphold the tenets of professional policing in the discharge of their duties with respect to fundamental human rights of all citizens in line with the provisions of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria (as amended), while hoping that the actions taken on the erring officers will serve as a deterrent to others.
“He appealed to members of the public to remain calm and assured them of justice.”
