By Jemimah Otueroro

The police command in Edo says it has arrested the officer shown to be slapping a young woman in a viral social media video.

In a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, the officer, identified as Sergeant Samuel Imakor, is attached to the Iruekpen Police Station, Edo.

Imakor who confessed to the CP that he slapped the young woman after she first slapped him in the process of arresting her for allegedly stealing human hair from a hotel department was brought to the state commissioner of police, Funsho Adegboye, by his divisional police officer and the CP ordered his orderly room trial.

The CP reiterated his commitment to ensuring that officers and men of the command carry out their duties with ‘democratic policing’ and with the fear of God, urging Edo residents to report any unprofessional conduct of police officers against the citizens, while asking citizens to also respect their police and also obey the rule of law.