Lagos Policeman Caught Assaulting Bus Conductor as Passengers Protest Police Brutality in Viral Video
A Lagos police officer has sparked outrage after being captured on video violently restraining a bus conductor inside a commercial vehicle. The viral footage shows distressed passengers pleading with the officer to stop as the conductor, gasping for breath, repeatedly cried for help. Witnesses warned that the man appeared to be suffocating, urging the officer to release him.
The policeman, however, defended his actions, claiming the conductor had assaulted him first after a LASTMA official stopped the bus. He insisted he was not acting unlawfully and acknowledged that the woman recording the incident had the right to do so.
The episode adds to growing public anger over recurring cases of police harassment and brutality in Lagos, with residents urging the state command to curb misconduct among officers.
A Lagos police officer has sparked outrage after being captured on video violently restraining a bus conductor inside a commercial vehicle. The viral footage shows distressed passengers pleading with the officer to stop as the conductor, gasping for breath, repeatedly cried for help. Witnesses warned that the man appeared to be suffocating, urging the officer to release him.
The policeman, however, defended his actions, claiming the conductor had assaulted him first after a LASTMA official stopped the bus. He insisted he was not acting unlawfully and acknowledged that the woman recording the incident had the right to do so.
The episode adds to growing public anger over recurring cases of police harassment and brutality in Lagos, with residents urging the state command to curb misconduct among officers.
Lagos Policeman Caught Assaulting Bus Conductor as Passengers Protest Police Brutality in Viral Video
A Lagos police officer has sparked outrage after being captured on video violently restraining a bus conductor inside a commercial vehicle. The viral footage shows distressed passengers pleading with the officer to stop as the conductor, gasping for breath, repeatedly cried for help. Witnesses warned that the man appeared to be suffocating, urging the officer to release him.
The policeman, however, defended his actions, claiming the conductor had assaulted him first after a LASTMA official stopped the bus. He insisted he was not acting unlawfully and acknowledged that the woman recording the incident had the right to do so.
The episode adds to growing public anger over recurring cases of police harassment and brutality in Lagos, with residents urging the state command to curb misconduct among officers.
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