An officer of the Nigeria Police Force has been arrested after a video surfaced online showing him assaulting a yet-to-be-identified young man in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja.
The viral video, which started trending on Monday, captured the officer verbally abusing the man, who claimed he had only stepped in to support a neighbour during a dispute.
The officer, however, accused the young man of insulting him and threatened to take him to the area command.
The video incident sparked widespread outrage, prompting the Police Complaint Response Unit to intervene.
In a post shared on their official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, the unit confirmed that the officer had been identified and taken into custody.
They also urged the victim to come forward and provide more information to support ongoing investigations.
Their statement read, “Dear #chude__, the officer in the viral video has been identified and arrested. The authorities concerned have been contacted. We encourage the complainant (victim) to come forward for further investigation. Thank you.
