Less than five hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu gave the dismantling of the Special Anti-Robbery, SARS a nod, another case of police brutality has been recorded.
A Cameraman of Arise TV, Francis Ogbonna, was reportedly assaulted by men of the just disbanded arm of the Nigerian Police Force.
According to a Reporter of the same media house, Ferdinand Duruoha, said Ogbonna’s end was broken during the said attack.
The Reporter while narrating their ordeal said that he and his crew were just returning from where they broadcasted the IG’s message live on Twitter when they met group of protesters on their way.
He added that their effort to interview the protesters earned them an attack from some SARS officials.
“While we were trying to speak to them and get their takes on the IG’s message, we were attacked by policemen who have brutally assaulted Francis and broke his camera and Arise news camera.
“This is the result of that brutalisation. I am about taking him to the hospital but then we just need to get this as a sign of evidence of what the police have done.”
This incident is a contradiction to the joy the Nigerian youth are expressing over the recent news that SARS has been scrapped.
