Police arrest, beat up own officer over misconduct at Osun election
23 September 2018 |
5:30 am
Police arrest, beat up own officer over misconduct at Osun election.
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2 Comments
Oga o!
The police officer may be wrong. But hitting him with a club is an abuse of his fundamental right. Our police officers should be trained on how to treat all human beings as human beings. Meanwhile, I commend the officers for arresting a colleague for misconduct .
We will review and take appropriate action.