CP Aboki Danjuma, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, has directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police overseeing the IGP X-Squad to conduct a thorough probe into the damning allegations levelled against operatives of the Command’s Anti-Narcotics Unit and the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Owerri by Young C Entertainment......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
In the viral video, Young C said that on October 11, he and his crew travelled from Port Harcourt to Owerri for a movie shoot and were advised to use prop money while shooting his content due to security concerns. He said after they left the shoot, they were stopped and searched by men of the Anti-Narcotic unit and the prop money was found on them.
Young C said the officers arrested them and said that they would need N1.5 million to get themselves freed. The actor said all the explanations he gave to the officers that they were actors and had used the prop money while on set fell on deaf ears as the officers allegedly whisked them to their office and kept them in the cell for 24 hours.
He said the officers seized their phones and prevented them from contacting their family members, lawyers or even production crew members. He said his lawyer later came in for them and that the police demanded N300,000 before they would be released which he and his lawyer refused to give.
Young C further claimed that many Nigerians were being held up in the unit for frivolous reasons and called on the IGP to investigate the officers in the unit. He also threatened to take legal action against the officers who unlawfully arrested him and his crew members.
In a statement released, the state police command spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, said the Commissioner of Police has ordered an investigation and has assured the general public that any officer found culpable will face appropriate disciplinary actions in accordance with the Force’s regulations, and the supervising officer will also be sanctioned.
‘’Meanwhile, the complainant and his film production crew are encouraged to report at the IGP X-Squad, Owerri to assist in the investigation process. The Imo State Police Command remains committed to upholding the rule of law and protecting the rights of citizens.” Okoye said
Watch the viral video below;