The three Policemen would be posted out of Rivers State to other Commands and Formations to continue their police duties.
By Jude-Ken Ojinnaka
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has demoted Inspector Adejoh Siaka to the rank of Sergeant while Sergeant Ndiwa Kpuebari was reprimanded for assaulting a civilian at Elibrade junction in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Following a viral video shared on social media showing one of the policemen beating and slapping the man, the police took immediate action and identified the officers as Inspector Adejoh Siaka, Inspector Friday Obaka, and Sgt. Ndiwa Kpuebari.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, April 18, the Force Public Relations Officer Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Siaka has been reduced in rank from Inspector to Sergeant after a follow-up orderly room trial of the affected policemen by the Force Provost Marshal.
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Adejobi stated that Kpuebari, who was also present at the scene but took no steps to discourage such an inappropriate and shameful act, was reprimanded, while
Obaka, who was later discovered to have been absent from the scene of the incident, was discharged unconditionally at the conclusion of the proceedings.
“In all, the three Policemen would be posted out of Rivers State to other Commands and Formations to continue their police duties.
“The Inspector-General of Police has therefore tasked officers and men of the Force to be diligent and uphold the lofty tenets of professional policing.
“In the discharge of their duties, police must respect the fundamental rights of all citizens in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended),” the police spokesperson stressed.