{"id":72847,"date":"2022-09-22T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sowore-others-demand-arrest-of-prof-zainab-for-assaulting-police-officer-in-viral-video"},"modified":"2022-09-22T18:20:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T17:20:39","slug":"sowore-others-demand-arrest-of-prof-zainab-for-assaulting-police-officer-in-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sowore-others-demand-arrest-of-prof-zainab-for-assaulting-police-officer-in-viral-video","title":{"rendered":"Sowore, others demand arrest of Prof Zainab for \u2018assaulting\u2019 police officer in viral video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has called for the arrest of a university professor, Dike Zainab, for allegedly assaulting her police orderly.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that a video of a female officer who appeared to have been seriously tortured emerged on social media on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent reliably gathered that the incident happened at the Area 11 axis of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The orderly was said to have been assigned to the university by the Police Force Headquarters in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The video is currently receiving reactions from several social media users.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Sowore, in a tweet on his official handle, demanded justice for the assaulted officer, asking the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba to act immediately.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cThis is the reason @PoliceNG must be removed from its ignoble role as a VVIP protection unit and restored as a public safety force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the despicable treatment meted out by a law officer. Justice must be done. The IGP must arrest\/prosecute Prof. Dike Zainab #WeCantContinueLikeThis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has called for the arrest of a university professor, Dike Zainab, for allegedly assaulting her police orderly. DAILY POST reports that a video of a female officer who appeared to have been seriously tortured emerged on social media on Thursday morning. 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