CP orders investigation into battering of female Officer by ACP

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Lawal Abubakar, has ordered an investigation into the allegation that an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Oluseyi Okenla, physically assaulted Sergeant Helen Onoja for no justifiable reason.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said this in a statement he issued in Enugu on Saturday.

Ndukwe said: “The Commissioner has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a thorough and conclusive investigation into the story making the rounds on social media and blogs of this physical assault.

“The investigation will held establish the facts surrounding the allegations and apportioning appropriate disciplinary sanctions on whoever is found culpable.”

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The police spokesman said Abubakar had reassured the general public that no stone would be left unturned in getting to the root of the matter and meting out appropriate sanctions.