THE Edo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Funsho Adegboye, has ordered an orderly room trial of Constable Prince Chima for allegedly threatening some people with a gun at their residence.
Recall that the video of Chima threatening to shoot some persons went viral on Sunday, April 7, on the X social media platform.
In a statement on Saturday, April 13 by the Command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, the CP called for a discreet investigation into the matter, leading to the arrest of the officer.
“Sequel to a viral video sighted on X handle on the 7th of April, 2024, where a young man that wore a blue T-shirt, black joggers’ trousers and blue palm slippers was seen alone threatening with violence some persons in their residence with an AK-47 rifle.
“Immediately, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, Mr. Funsho Adegboye, called for a discreet investigation into the matter. During the investigation, the Police operatives, while using technical intelligence, arrested the young man and he was identified as a Police Constable attached to the Department of Operatives (DOP).
“Consequently, during interrogation, he affirmatively stated that he is Force Number 534023, PC Prince Chima,” he said.
Nwabuzor noted that the officer was enlisted on January 10, 2020 and was deployed to the South-South Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Chima, he explained, said he was on duty at NIPCO, along Siluko Road, where he had an altercation with a young man who came to charge his phone, who called him a smelling policeman.
The spokesman said when the man left the petrol station for his residence, after the intervention of the station’s manager, the officer followed him home, where the incident caught in the viral video took place.
Nwabuzor said the Police boss had directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the X-Squad Section to investigate the erring policeman to ascertain his mental health status through the Command’s medical officer, and be committed to a disciplinary process, known as Orderly Room Trial.
The CP, Nwabuzor added, commended those threatened for their patience and tactfulness in handling the situation, assuring that the erring officer would face the consequences of his actions.
