The Anambra State Police Command has identified its men seen in a viral video robbing people of mobile handsets in a community in Otuocha Local Government Area of the state.
In the clip circulating online, the armed officers under no cover unplugged charging phones from sockets and made away with them following which some residents took to the Expressway to block the road in protest.
The incident sparked public outrage.
As it stands, the police authorities in the state have stepped into the issue.
This is according to the State Police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga.
The latter in a statement he released said the theiving officers have been identified, adding that victims should come over to help in the investigation over the matter.
“Anambra State Police Command has intercepted a video of a protest against police action and wishes to state that the police team and the officers mentioned in the video have been identified.
“The Command also invites the victims to come forward to help facilitate the necessary action involved in the investigation.
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, calls for calm and urges citizens to utilise the channels of the complaint against police officers rather than being unruly as seen in the video blocking the express road, thereby infringing on the fundamental rights of others which is the very course citizens want to protect.
“We seek for Police that is civil and professional in discharging their duties. Aggrieved residents should make use of police complaint channels to express any grievances.
“These channels include the CP Monitoring Unit of Command CMU, the Police X-Squad under the State Criminal Investigation Department Police Complaints Bureau or the newly resuscitated Complaint Response Unit under the Police Public Relations Department Awka.
“You can call the Command Control Room at 07039194332 or the Police Public Relations Officer at 08039334002 in the event of any distress. Also download the ‘NPF Rescue Me App’, usable on Android and Apple iOS phones, to make reports. Further details shall be communicated, please,” Ikenga wrote.
