The Osun State Police Command has debunked the viral video alleging one of its officers of assaulting and beating a woman.
This was made known today by the Police Command via its official Twitter account as read in part:
“The attention of Osun State Police Command has been drawn to the viral video trending on social media showing a policeman beating a woman standing beside a police patrol vehicle.
“The Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the trending video on social media was the video of an incident that happened in Iwo during the COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020. The Policemen involved were made to face the force disciplinary measures and they have been sanctioned accordingly.
The police Command wishes to state that the video is misinforming and misleading, which is a calculated attempt to incite members of the public against the police.
“The CP therefore, enjoins the general public to disregard the viral video/information and warn against the spread or peddling of an incident that has happened years ago just to trigger members of the public’s anger against the police”.