Lagos CP warns against rights abuse, threatens to disband task force

Commissioner of Police successful Lagos State, Olohundare Jimoh, has cautioned that the authorities task unit could beryllium dissolved if immoderate of its unit is recovered culpable of quality rights violations.

Jimoh issued the informing connected Saturday portion addressing journalists astatine the bid office successful Ikeja, successful absorption to a viral video showing the apprehension of a postulation offender.

Defending the officers involved, the constabulary main maintained that determination was nary denotation of maltreatment oregon degrading attraction successful the incident, stressing that the fishy was handled successful accordance with established ineligible procedures.

He explained that the individual, who was arrested for driving against traffic, was promptly arraigned earlier a mobile tribunal wherever charges were presented and bail granted. However, the fishy was subsequently remanded aft failing to conscionable the bail conditions.

The commissioner noted that the task unit operates wrong the law, with a mandate to enfor...