The Ondo State Police Command has commenced an investigation after detaining four police officers accused of making ethnically offensive remarks during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos-Benin Expressway.
The officers were identified after a video of the incident went viral on social media, prompting immediate action by the command.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed on Saturday that the officers in custody are ASP Elomore Sodayo, Inspector Adefila Adewale, Inspector Olorunfemi Opeyemi and Inspector Odusola Peter.
Jimoh said the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Felix Ohagwu, had ordered a comprehensive investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the officers’ conduct.
He stressed that the command would not tolerate any behaviour capable of undermining public confidence in the Nigeria Police Force or promoting ethnic division.
According to him, the investigation will be conducted in a fair, transparent and accountable manner, reaffirming the command’s commitment to professionalism, discipline and community-oriented policing.
