Police detain cybercrime officers over alleged student assault
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Police officers allegedly assault a young man in a viral video recorded in Ede, Osun State, prompting an investigation by the Zone 11 Police Headquarters. Credit: X | PoliceNG_CRU The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced.
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✦Ojedele also said all the suspects arrested in connection with the incident had been released, adding that the student who was assaulted was taken to the clinic for treatment before he was released.
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Thursday:Credit: X | PoliceNG_CRU The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced.Thursday:The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Ojedele, disclosed this in a message sent to our correspondent via WhatsApp on Thursday, adding that the command had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.Thursday:Commenting further in a statement made available on Thursday, Ojedele said the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Bassey Ewah, ordered the immediate release of the arrested students after meeting representatives of the student body.
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✦Police officers allegedly assault a young man in a viral video recorded in Ede, Osun State, prompting an investigation by the Zone 11 Police Headquarters.
✦Credit: X | PoliceNG_CRU The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced.
✦Ojedele also said all the suspects arrested in connection with the incident had been released, adding that the student who was assaulted was taken to the clinic for treatment before he was released.
Key Facts:Thursday: Credit: X | PoliceNG_CRU The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced.Thursday: The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Ojedele, disclosed this in a message sent to our correspondent via WhatsApp on Thursday, adding that the command had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.Thursday: Commenting further in a statement made available on Thursday, Ojedele said the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the zone, Bassey Ewah, ordered the immediate release of the arrested students after meeting representatives of the student body.
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Police in Osun State have detained cybercrime officers involved in a raid on a student hostel at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, following an alleged assault
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Police officers allegedly assault a young man in a viral video recorded in Ede, Osun State, prompting an investigation by the Zone 11 Police Headquarters.
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Credit: X | PoliceNG_CRU The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced.
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Credit: X | PoliceNG_CRU The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced.