Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has disclosed that it has detained eight officers for assaulting a man accused of stealing manhood of two people in Abuja.
Director of Public Relations of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, made this declaration on Sunday.
The incident occurred at NSCDC headquarters, located in the Sauka area in Abuja.
In the video, the man was seen being slapped several times and hit with sticks and hard objects by the NSCDC officials.
The man’s face was swollen, and blood was gushing out during the incident.
Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfWA) in its reaction, enjoined the Nigerian government to arrest and prosecute the officers who assaulted the man.
AfWA Director, Dr. Leo Igwe in a statement made available on Saturday described the incident as a sad development.
Igwe in the statement insisted that the officers acted unprofessionally and against the law, adding that the erring officers did not make efforts to confirm the allegations against the suspect.
Igwe said, “Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers assaulted a man for allegedly stealing manhood of two other men at the national headquarters of the security organization in Sauka in Abuja. In a video that was circulated on social media, officers of the NSCDC could be seen beating and brutalizing this man commanding him to ‘return it’ (manhood).
“To this end, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches calls on the government to arrest and prosecute all NSCDC officers who assaulted this innocent man in the video. The government should ensure that these officers answer for their crimes. It was painful and heartbreaking to watch as officers hit, kicked, and maltreated a man they were trained and paid to protect and defend”.
Afolabi while speaking noted that all the 8 officers who were on duty when the incident occurred have been detained.
He added that all the officers are currently facing disciplinary action at the headquarters of the organisation.
He said, “It is a case of missing private part and it happened at Sauka and one of our officers was around when they were about to move him so as not to kill him. But, the mistake they made was that they put laws into their hands, they beat the guy in the premises instead of bringing him to the office for interrogation.
“We are on top of the matter sir and as I am talking to you, the 8 officers are already in detention and the commandant general has came up with a disciplinary committee to investigate the case and the 8 officers on duty then.
“At NSCDC, we are fully committed. You know that out of 30 eggs there will always be a bad one. As I am talking to you, they are facing disciplinary action, and we are still carrying out investigation on the matter”.
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