LAGOS POLICE INSPECTOR FACES SANCTION OVER VIRAL UBER DRIVER ASSAULT VIDEO

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By Oduola F.A.

The Lagos State Police Command has summoned Inspector Obic Modestus after a video surfaced online showing him assaulting a driver.

The video, posted by X user @dammiedammie35 at 11 a.m. on Monday, captured the officer physically attacking an Uber driver. The user wrote, “A new video of Nigerian policemen violently assaulting an Uber driver. Please share this video—this is someone’s father being beaten like an animal.”

The Police Officer, Inspector Obic Modestus, has been summoned by the Complaint Response Unit (CRU) @LagosPoliceNG. He will be handed over to the Provost Department for appropriate disciplinary measures.

In the video, the policeman was heard saying, “Are you mad? Are you mad?” as he slapped the driver while in the car.

However, in response to the video, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Modestus would be handed over to the provost department for appropriate disciplinary measures.

He said, “The Police Officer, Inspector Obic Modestus, has been summoned by the Complaint Response Unit (CRU) @LagosPoliceNG. He will be handed over to the Provost Department for appropriate disciplinary measures.

“The Lagos State Police Command, under CP Olohundare Jimoh, will not condone any form of incivility to members of the public.”