Tuesday, October 15, 2024 -The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police overseeing the IGP X-Squad to conduct a thorough investigation into the viral allegations made by Young C Entertainment against operatives of the Command’s Anti-Narcotics Unit and the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Owerri.
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
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