The Nigerian Police, on Saturday faulted a trending video footage of an NYSC member allegedly arrested, detained and dehumanized by a certain powerful individual in Kaura Namoda area of Zamfara State.
The posting which has the picture of a brutalized and dehumanized young man, identified as Michael Uwakwe, corps member serving in Kaura Namoda, in Zamfara State, had gone viral online with sensational narratives.
Writings accompanying the picture stated that the corper, who is teaching in one of the schools in the area, disciplined one of his erring students. As a result, thereof, the guardian of the student mobilized people that brutalized Uwakwe.
But reacting to the dehumanizing video footage, the Zamfara State Police spokesperson, ACP Olamuyiwa Adejobi, dismissed the video.
In a statement, which was made available to newsmen said the picture currently circulating alongside the news on social media has no connection to the actual individuals or events involved in the referred case.
Adejobi, explained that the incident in question occurred in 2015 and has been grossly misrepresented.
The Police spokesman, therefore, cautioned, in strongest terms, those who are bent on generating and circulating falsehood to specifically discredit the government, and Nigerian institutions.
Adejobi maintained that they only want to cause discomfort and create fears in the mind of the general public.
He, therefore, warned them to desist. As such act is not only unpatriotic, but also criminal and punishable under the law.
The statement read, “The Nigeria Police Force wished to address and clarify the misinformation circulating on social media regarding an alleged incident involving a Corps member in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.
“The incident in question occurred in 2015 and has been grossly misrepresented.
“A female student had written something that the Corps member deemed insulting during a test. And in response, the corps member decided to punish her. By asking the student to crawl on her knees, which caused her some injuries.
“This punishment did not sit well with the student’s family, prompting them to escalate the matter to the Police. The Area Commander in charge of the area at the time exercised his discretion and detained the corps member temporarily.
The Commissioner of Police intervened thereafter, and directed the corps member’s release. The matter has since been amicably settled, and there was no further escalation beyond this point.
“Additionally, the picture currently circulating alongside the news on social media has no connection to the actual individuals. Or events involved in the referred case. It is an unrelated image being used to sensationalize and mislead the public.”
Adejobi, therefore, urged members of the public, policing stakeholders, particularly the NYSC leadership, to discountenance the falsehood. He maintained that the video being circulated in the media space has no real connection to the actual event.
source: Arise News
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