Dare Babalola
The Delta State Police Command has opened an investigation into the case of a police officer recorded in a viral video on social media, shooting at a moving vehicle around Toscana Hotel along Okpanam Road in Asaba, the state capital.
The act, which occurred on Tuesday night, has been widely condemned as reckless and a violation of the rules of engagement on firearm usage in public spaces.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Bright Edafe, while reacting to the incident in a post made via X on Wednesday, confirmed that the officer had been arrested.
According to the statement, Edafe condemned the act, describing it as embarrassing and unprofessional.
An X user, who identifies as @ChuksEricE, earlier posted the video of the alleged act, saying, “Moment a Nigeria police officer shøt a car tyre just now at Toscana Hotel, along Okpanam Road, Asaba, Delta State.”
The command’s spokesperson disclosed that the officer recorded has been identified, and will appear before the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, on Wednesday.
The statement reads, “In all honesty, this is embarrassing, shameful, careless, so unprofessional and not justified at all. The Policeman has been identified, detained and will appear before the CP today.”
