Read What Is Happening To The Policemen Who Handcuffed Man To A Moving Van

The erring policemen who handcuffed Kester Edun, a 38-year-old commercial bus driver, to a patrol van and subjected him to inhuman treatment for about seven hours in the Oredo Local  has been arrested and detained on the order of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed, Punch reports.

Mohammed told our correspondent that while the zonal command had commenced an investigation into the matter,  the detained policemen would  face an orderly room trial.

He, however, did not disclose the identities of the policemen. The AIG said the action of the cops was unprofessional and a violation of the principle of democratic policing. He  said,

“We wish to state that the victims, one Kester and Austin Ogbonmwan, are in good health and are cooperating in the investigation.”

Also, the Edo State Government has described the incident as “cruel, inhuman and barbaric.” It added that that it had ordered a judicial probe into the incident.

The state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. John Mayaki, on Thursday, said the law must be implemented decently.

The statement read in part;

“This government resolutely believes that while the law must be rigorously enforced, it must be done within the bounds of decency, civility and legality.”