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JUST IN: Viral video shows police officers assaulting young man •VIDEO

The FrontierThe FrontierMay 5, 2025 7520 Minutes read0

A viral video making the rounds online has shown officers of the Nigeria Police Force assaulting an unidentified young man.

The video, shared by X user Somto Okonkwo who identifies as #General_Somto, shows the moment the victim is harassed and hit by uniformed personnel, reports The PUNCH.

In response, the Police Complaint Response Unit (NPF-CRU) acknowledged the video and called on Okonkwo to provide more information to aid their investigation.

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Their post on X reads: “Dear #General_Somto, kindly provide exact location of this incident or better still provide the details of the victim via DM for necessary action. Thank you for contacting NPF-CRU. #NoToImpunity.”

Details including the identities of the officers involved and the location of the incident on remain unknown at this time.

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧

A viral video making the rounds online has shown officers of the Nigeria Police Force assaulting an unidentified young man.

The video, shared by X user Somto… pic.twitter.com/gpfJbwMLQW

— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) May 5, 2025
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