Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday morning, via his Twitter handle, described the use of horse whip and sticks by some police officers as an ‘act of indiscipline and inappropriate behaviour’.
He said that the police authorities do not issue horse whips and sticks to officers and therefore asked Nigerians to report any police officer found using horse whips and sticks while on duty.
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The Force spokesperson said, “We don’t condone indiscipline and inappropriate behaviour. I have said severally that when you see policemen dress dirty or shabbily, it’s not systemic but personal. If you see policemen with horse whip or stick, it’s not normal. Such a policeman is a bad egg.
“Police don’t issue a horse whip or stick to any of its personnel, so where did he get it? We issue arms and batons, and other approved accoutrements to our men. We condemn all these bad and unprofessional acts or attitudes.
“How can a policeman be beating someone with a horse whip when we know it’s not even proper to flog a child with a horse whip, let alone a grown-up Nigerian? It’s inhuman.”