ABSU student accuses police of assault at Uturu checkpoint

An Abia State University pupil has alleged that helium and others were assaulted by constabulary officers astatine a checkpoint on Uturu Road on Saturday afternoon.

The student, identified arsenic Buddy jnr connected X, shared a video of the checkpoint.

According to him, the officers, who allegedly had nary sanction tags, stopped the conveyance helium was travelling in, questioned passengers and escalated the brushwood into violence.

He said “Earlier today at astir 2:31pm on Uturu Road adjacent Abia State University (ABSU), I experienced 1 of the astir traumatizing moments of my life.

“I boarded a mini autobus to get an point backmost to my lodge erstwhile immoderate policemen without sanction tags stopped our conveyance astatine a checkpoint.

“They ordered maine to measurement down, which I peacefully did. Immediately, they collected different passenger’s telephone and began interrogating him aggressively astir what helium does for a living.

“Moments later, 1 of them turned to maine and asked wherefore I was utilizing 3 phones. I calmly explained to them that I americium a pupil and that the phones were bought with my hard-earned money. Instead of listening, they dragged me, my broth...