A few days ago, the pictures of a couple who were brutalized by a policeman in Ikoyi went viral with the Police I.G ordering a full scale investigation into the issue. Now, the police in Lagos have said the 29-year-old photographer, Ejeh Smith, who was brutalised by a policeman attached to the Ikoyi Police Division along with his wife, Grace, was drunk on the night of the incident.
The police authorities added that the couple engaged the policeman in a scuffle, adding that since the incident happened, they had refused to make statements to the police.
According to Punch, the police spokesman, Nwosu, while reacting to the reports, said the police had commenced disciplinary action against the corporal.It was learnt that Ogunsanya had spent 11 years in the Nigeria Police Force.He said....