The 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin City, had on Thursday paraded the inspector attached to the “A” Division of the Bayelsa State Police Command.
The army had alleged that the policeman was involved in dispossessing travelers of their cash and other valuables at a roadblock located in Bomadi local government area of Delta State.
But the Bayelsa Police Commissioner, Mr. Tonye Ebitibituwa, said the army lied.
He said the army treated the policeman unfairly despite privilege information it earlier received on the mental status of the policeman.
The aggrieved police boss in a statement signed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, said the attitude of the military had betrayed the relationship between the sister forces.
He said the action of the army was malicious and provocative especially as the victim walked to a checkpoint mounted by soldiers and declared himself an armed robber.
He said: “The said inspector was never arrested by the military but rather he walked to their checkpoint and told them he was an armed robber.
“The Inspector is a psychiatric patient who was posted to Police Medical Unit by the retired Commissioner of Police, Kingsley Omire to enable him have proper attention.
“He walked to the military checkpoint without arms and no one was seen with him.”
He said the purported arrest of the policeman was reported to the police by the victim’s family members.
He, however, said the police immediately made efforts to inform the army about the mental state of the victim. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I don't why police always try to protect fellow policeman whenever he/she commits an atrocity. I believe the inspector is an arm robber. Alot were robbed by police in my area
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