Police to arraign Rapper Ice Prince for allegedly abducting, assaulting police men

 

 Nigeria rapper,  Panshak Henry Zamani popularly known as Prince Zamani has been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting police officers. 

Ben Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command said in a tweet

"Today at 3am, @Iceprincezamani was pulled over for operating a vehicle without license plates.

He consented to being brought to the station. The police officer was afterwards kidnapped by him in his car, abused, and threatened with being thrown into the river.

He has been detained and will be arraigned today, according to Hundeyin.

In recent times, from videos on social media  , policemen have been encountering face-off with motorists which have seen them being manhandled and assaulted.

This ugly trend against the police has been condemned by the police authority.Also, the police authority also has built a PR office for better relationship with members of the public. 

The IGP message was contained in a press statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi : 

PRESS RELEASE

IGP CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON POLICE OFFICERS, DIRECTS PROSECUTION OF ALL ASSAULT CASES

- We Must Respect our Cops…IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has strongly condemned the recent trend of assault on Police Officers and men in uniform, carrying out official and lawful duties in various locations across the nation. The IGP emphasized that attacks on Police Officers, who are uniformed agents of the state, is both illegal and an affront on the rule of law.

The IGP warned that attacks on police officers and men in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct. Consequently, the IGP has directed all Police Commands and Formations to ensure that individuals who engage in assault on police officers, irrespective of preceding factors, are made to face the full wrath of the law via swift prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction.

The Inspector-General of Police while reiterating the commitment of the Force to ensuring protection of lives and property, stressed the importance of according respect to the fundamental rights of Police officers and other security operatives, in order to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and protecting the citizens better and maintenance of law and order.