Two Policemen Arrested for Assaulting LASTMA Officials

The spokesman for the police command in the state of Lagos, DSP. Patricia Amadin said Thursday that two policemen who had allegedly been detained for assaulting officers  of  Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA).

Amadin disclosure in a statement to journalists in

Lagos.

"Command detained two police officers for complicity in the attack LASTMA officials during his rightful duty.

"The police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni warned police to meet the highest standards of professional vocation.

"CP has warned that the command work diligently to maintain zero
tolerance for indiscipline, human rights violations and discourtesy to members of the public," said Amadin.

She said the command would not hesitate to make use of cluster agents books.

Amadin said the police chief was always the unprofessional conduct by police officers.

He explained that the riots began on August 5, when a police officer of the division of Eye, is said to be in pursuit of a suspect who shot the tires of the getaway car.

Amadin said the ball brushed his arm a passerby the instant of tension and anger some viewers.

"The timely intervention of a police officer in the eye area of ​​the state has avoided what would be a major civil disorder bus stops Iyana-Oba Wednesday.

"An attempt to get advantage of the situation to incite anger was about the direction of the police who prevented the use of a combination of alternative solutions and community policing tactics to calm nerves.

"The officer was arrested and has been detained since, until the start of disciplinary proceedings against him.

"The citizen was injured transported to treat hospitalized by police," he said.

source: http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/08/06/two-policemen-arrested-for-assaulting-lastma-officials/