Following the outrage that trailed viral video in which a police officer was seen assaulted and shot at travellers, the police authority have arrested the officer involved, as well as members of his team.
To satisfy curiousity of Nigerians who doubted the arrest, the Nigerian Police Force has now released a statement on Facebook, alongside a photo of the trigger-happy police officer being paraded.
The officer has been identified as Jude Ogudu.
The police said the incident happened in December 2021. However, it took the video going viral for the officer to be arrested in January 2022.
He and his team members, who were present during the incident are said to be currently being held in the detention facilities of the State CID.
The case is being investigated by the X-squad unit of the Command.
