By Ikemefuna Asika
Anambra State Police Command has identified the Police team and the Officer mentioned in the video that went viral on the social media.
In a statement signed by PPRO of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga today, 11th July,2024, the Command is also inviting the victims of the incident to come forward to help facilitate the necessary action involved in the investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has called for calm and urges citizens to utilize the channels of the complaint against Police Officers rather than being unruly as seen in the video blocking the express road thereby Infringing on the fundamental rights of others which is the very course citizens want to protect and seek for Police that is civil and professional in discharging their duties.
Citizens are advised to use various police channels which include the CP Monitoring Unit of Command CMU, the Police X-Squad Under the State Criminal Investigation Department Police Complaints Bureau, PCB, or the newly resuscitated Complaint Response Unit under the Police Public Relations Department Awka to report their complaints.
Citizens can also call the Command Control Room 07039194332 or the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) at 08039334002 in the event of any distress.
Citizens are also encouraged to download the ‘NPF Rescue Me App’, usable on Android and Apple iOS phones, to make reports.