Three female police officers, who according to report, went to make an arrest at Oregbeni quarters in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo State were severely beaten and stripped naked in public.
The police officers were said to have been invited by a landlady in the area to arrest one of her tenants when trouble started.
The police officers asked the tenant to follow them to the station immediately, but she (the tenant) refused saying that she must take her bath before following going anywhere.
The must have been rude cause the argument led to a big confrontation that resulted to exchange of blows and other residents in the area joined the tenant to beat and strip the police officers.
The landlady, Mrs. Okebuse, narrated what
happened, said she invited the police because she had given the stubborn tenants quit notice but refused to leave the house.
She said, “When the police came to make arrest, they started fighting the police. I ran for my life and hid in the other compound.”
However, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the landlady was in the habit of using the police to harass her tenants.
“The woman was taking her bath and the police officers refused to allow the woman to take her bath" What ever that means!
What ever the case was, in my opinion, the tenants were wrong.
The state’s Police Commissioner, Foluso Adebanjo, confirmed the incident. He said he was disappointed at the attack, but
assured that the police would not take the case lightly, adding that those who attacked the officers would be made to face the full wrath of the law. He also said some suspects have been arrested and charged to court.
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