Four Police Officers Detained Over Anti-!Igbo Comments While On Official Duty In Ondo
The police in Ondo State have arrested four of its serving officers captured in a viral stop-and-search video following allegations of unprofessional conduct and ethnically insensitive remarks directed at a member of the public.
The police in Ondo State have arrested four of its serving officers captured in a viral stop-and-search video following allegations of unprofessional conduct and ethnically insensitive remarks directed at a member of the public.
The arrested police officers are ASP Elomore Sodayo (AP/No. 207454), Inspector Adefila Adewale (AP/No. 332012), Inspector Olorunfemi Opeyemi (AP/No. 332449), and Inspector Odusola Peter -AP/No. 332369.
The incident which reportedly occured along the Ore, Lagos–Benin Expressway,
gained widespread attention after a video circulated on social media allegedly showing one of the officers telling a Nigerian motorist, “If you are Igbo, I will detain you.”
The viral video sparked public outrage and concerns over ethnic profiling of the Igbo by the law enforcement agents.
According to Ondo State Command, the officers involved had been identified and taken into custody.
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