The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked rumours that Policemen maltreated an Abuja resident to death while enforcing the ban on restriction of movement to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
In a statement by DSP Anjuguri Manzah the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, “the incident was not in any way linked to the action of police officers”.
He said it was it a pathetic case of a man who slumped around Bannex junction and was assisted by some operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The statement reads: “The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to a misleading information and video trending in some sections of the social media, on the alleged death of a man who was maltreated by police operatives, while enforcing the ban on the restriction of movement to contain the spread of covid-19.
“Contrary to the misleading information in circulation, the incident in question is not in any way linked to the action of police personnel.
“Rather, it is a pathetic case of a man who slumped around Bannex junction and was assisted by some operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, as it can be clearly seen in the video.
“It is therefore important to state that prior to the commencement of this exercise, the Command has properly briefed its personnel to be professional and civil in the enforcement of the directive. So far, the police personnel deployed for this task have displayed high level of professionalism that requires the commendation and support of FCT residents.
“While reaffirming the Command’s commitment to provide maximum security for FCT residents and ensure strict enforcement of the restriction of movement, to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Command wishes to advice members of the public to disregard the misleading information.
