Security details attached to the wife of Enugu State governor, Mrs. Clara Chime, attacked a photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Mike Agada, on Friday evening.
The mobile policemen
attacked Agada at the burial of an in-law to one of the special advisers
to the governor, at Amebota Village, Ukana, in Udi Local Government
Area of Enugu State.
Agada was taking
photographs at the funeral ceremony, with Mrs. Chime and other top
government functionaries in attendance, when the mobile police officers
seized his camera.
Our correspondent
observed that in spite of the intervention from organisers of the
funeral, the policemen smashed the camera into pieces and severally
punched and kicked the photojournalist.
One of the police officers, Corporal Joshua Ethoti, corked his gun and threatened to shoot Agada.
It was gathered that the policemen beat up Agada on the suspicion that he took their picture while they were drinking.
A market survey by our
correspondent showed that the smashed Nikon D300 professional camera and
SB 800 flashgun currently sells for about N700, 000.
When contacted on
Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer of Enugu State Command,
Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed that the matter had been reported to his
office.
He said, “Yes, I got a
call from somebody in NAN who said he was manhandled by mobile policemen
attached to the Governor’s wife. I told him that he should write a
petition to the command and also send a copy of the petition to the
Chief Security Officer to the Governor and the Chief Press Secretary,
since the policemen involved are attached to Government House. You know
that we don’t condone such things.”
Amaraizu said necessary action would be taken as soon as the command received the petition.
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