{"id":5688,"date":"2025-02-25T18:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=5688"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:16:41","slug":"ebonyi-police-react-to-officer-caught-on-video-threatening-passenger-with-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=5688","title":{"rendered":"Ebonyi: Police react to officer caught on video threatening passenger with rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ebonyi State Police Command has strongly condemned the actions of one of its officers caught in a now-viral video brandishing a rifle and engaging in an altercation with a passenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disturbing footage, widely shared on social media, has sparked outrage, as the officer\u2019s behavior is seen as a clear violation of the ethics and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outbrain.com\/privacy\/privacy-policy-outbrain-dsp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement released on Monday, the Command\u2019s spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed that the officer involved has been identified and is currently under investigation. He assured the public that disciplinary action has already been initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, the Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi State, reiterated the Command\u2019s zero tolerance for indiscipline and unprofessional conduct. 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