Imo State Police Commissioner (CP), Mohammed Barde, yesterday, arrested a police inspector seen in a viral video slapping a citizen in Owerri, Imo State, and commenced his orderly room trial.

The video also had a caption allegedly depicting the officers in the command as being unfriendly with the residents and citizens of the state. Barde, in a statement issued earlier by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, had ordered investigation on the authenticity of the video and the errant culprit’s arrest.

Okoye said: “The irritating incident happened in Owerri. The recalcitrant Inspector has been identified, he is currently undergoing an orderly room trial after which necessary disciplinary action will be taken against him.”

The spokesperson added: “The attention of Imo State Police Command has been drawn to a viral video with a caption, ‘Nigeria Police can Never be Your Friend Especially, the Ones in Owerri’, where a Police Inspector alleged to be serving in Imo State was seen forcefully removing the cap of a young man and slapping him severally on his face.

“The Commissioner of Police condemns this irritating act in totality as it highly contradicts the professional ethics and code of conduct of the Force. The Nigeria Police Force is a highly disciplined organisation and will never tolerate the misconduct of the officer seen in the video.”