Anger as Edo Policemen Handcuff Driver to Patrol Van

A large number of Nigerians have condemned the chaining of an Edo State driver to a patrol truck along Sopkonba Road Junction, Benin, the Edo State capital.A resident, Augustine Ogbomwan, who was filming the torture of the unidentified driver with his mobile phone camera, was also said to have been detained by the police.
It was learnt that some cops attached to the Esigie Police Division had stopped the driver’s vehicle on Sunday.
The policemen allegedly asked the driver to alight from the vehicle and searched him.
A businessman, Franklyn Irabor, who lived close to the scene of the incident, said when the cops did not find anything on the driver, they searched the passenger in the vehicle, but did not also find anything incriminating.
He said, “One of the policemen bent down and picked something from the ground. He then challenged the passenger over the item, which they said was hemp.
“Suddenly, the passenger fled and they arrested the driver. They hit him with their batons and guns before handcuffing him to their patrol truck. They drove away as the man initially struggled to catch up before falling, while the police van dragged him on the road.