Some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force have been seen assaulting people.
They were captured in a video assaulting some travellers in Edo State.
The 43-second video was uploaded on Twitter by Quest Times.
“Police brutality caught on tape in Edo state,” it tweeted.
The officers who were in their uniforms and well-armed were seen beating one of the travellers.
A woman was also heard in the video saying, “We no thief ooo, our paper motor correct, please ooo, wetin we do?”
Police brutality caught on tape in Edo state pic.twitter.com/lwZ7dMKZ9s
— The Quest Times (@thequesttimes) July 23, 2022
Police brutality, extortion and harassment appear to continue in Nigeria despite the #EndSARS protest of 2020.
Few days ago, three policemen were seen assaulting a young man along the road in Lagos.
The officers are of the Rapid Response Squad, a unit of the Lagos State Police Command.