Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has taken action against eight of its officers who were involved in the assault of a man accused of stealing the “manhood” of two people in Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that the incident took place at the NSCDC headquarters in the Sauka area of Abuja and was captured in a video that circulated on social media.
In the video, the accused man was subjected to physical abuse, including slaps and strikes with sticks and hard objects by NSCDC officials. The victim’s face was visibly swollen, and he was bleeding during the assault.
Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfWA) has strongly condemned the incident and called on the Nigerian government to arrest and prosecute the officers responsible for the assault.
On Saturday, AfWA Director, Dr. Leo Igwe described the actions of the officers as unprofessional and unlawful, emphasising that they failed to properly investigate the allegations against the suspect.
Director of Public Relations of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, confirmed the detention of all eight officers involved in the incident on Sunday.
He stated that the officers are currently facing disciplinary actions at the NSCDC headquarters.
He said, “It is a case of missing private part and it happened at Sauka and one of our officers was around when they were about to move him so as not to kill him. But, the mistake they made was that they put laws into their hands, they beat the guy in the premises instead of bringing him to the office for interrogation.
“We are on top of the matter sir and as I am talking to you, the 8 officers are already in detention and the commandant general has came up with a disciplinary committee to investigate the case and the 8 officers on duty then.
“At NSCDC, we are fully committed. You know that out of 30 eggs there will always be a bad one. As I am talking to you they are facing disciplinary action and we are still carrying out investigation on the matter”.
