The police in Ekiti state have arrested and detained an officer who allegedly stabbed a man in his family home in the Ise-Ekiti area of Ekiti State.
The daughter of the victim had shared several videos online, crying out for justice for her father.
According to the young lady, the officer serves as an orderly to a local chairman’s personal orderly. She said trouble started when her brother had an argument with a female classmate who happens to be the officer’s girlfriend.
She said the classmate reported the incident to her boyfriend, who allegedly stormed deveased’s home, accompanied by two police officers, claiming to be effecting an arrest.
“My kid brother had an argument with a classmate. She angrily went on to call her boyfriend so that he would come and fight my kid brother at home. But when they got home, they did not meet my kid brother. They only met his elder brother.”
She alleged that the situation escalated when the officers tried to arrest her older brother as the young man questioned their motives and asked why he was being taken to the station which one of the officers allegedly responded with physical assault.
“They started questioning the elder brother. He started calling on my dad to come out. Then the next person came from nowhere, removed a knife, and stabbed my dad in his belly. Fortunately, my dad was able to use his hand to guide the knife, but the knife tore through his hand,” she said
In one of the videos recorded from the hospital, the woman showed her father lying on a bed, injured and in visible pain. She claimed that the officer responsible for stabbing the man was not only known in the community but also had a reputation for violence.
“Everybody is complaining about this guy and he’s still working. He’s still in service. What is going on? Because he’s a chairman’s orderly, they left him there and said there is a procedure” she said
She expressed outrage that the officer had not been detained despite the severity of the attack, citing police protocol as the reason.
“They are doing absolutely nothing because they said he is a police officer. They don’t just arrest a police officer like that. But if it’s a normal person like me that did that, by now I’ll be in jail.”
She called on relevant authorities, including President Bola Tinubu and the Commissioner of Police in the state to intervene and ensure justice is served.
“Please, Mr. President. Please, Commissioner of Police. Every effort, at this point, we need your help. They should do something about this because this cannot keep happening. Nigeria is failing us for real,” she lamented.
Reacting to the incident, the state police command spokesperson, SP Abutu, said the accused officer has been arrested and is currently being detained.
‘’The Ekiti State Police Command has noticed a video circulating on the social media where a young girl (name unknown) was complaining that his father was stabbed on his palm by a Policeman serving in Ise-Ekiti due to an argument that ensued between her brother and the Policeman’s girlfriend.
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP JOSEPH ERIBO, upon noticing the complaint, directed the DC CID to take over the case and ensure a thorough investigation is conducted.
Meanwhile, the officer in question has been taken into custody for investigation and other necessary actions.
The Command is calling on everyone especially the family members of the victim to be calm, as nothing short of justice will be delivered in this case as soon as possible.”