The Osun State Police Command has begun investigation on the assaulted woman inspector who was allegedly brutalised by a Deputy Crime Officer at Odeomu area of the state, Mr Mathew Ajayi.
This followed an order given by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba that the case of assault allegedly perpetrated by the DCO be investigated.
Osun State Commissioner of Police, Sunday Faleye, has also ordered an investigation of the matter.
In a viral video on social media, a woman police inspector attached to Odeomu Division, Olohunsogo Bamidele, was seen lamenting that her DCO, ASP Ajayi Mathew, allegedly attacked.
Bamidele accused Ajayi of beating her and injured her in the process.
Some parts of Bamidele’s body was seeing bleeding in the video.
Bamidele accused Ajayi of assaulting her for rejecting his advances.
However, the Osun State Police Command in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said it will get to the root of the matter for justice to prevail.
The statement which was made available to newsmen on Wednesday reads in part: “Osun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the Command is aware of the video of woman Police Inspector Olorunsogo Bamidele allegedly assaulted by her DCO, ASP Ajayi Mathew in Ode Omu division trending on social media.
“The CP in his Swift intervention, has interviewed the Police Officers (parties) involved in this unprofessional act and consequently ordered discreet/thorough investigation of the incident to unraveled the circumstances that led to this unethical behavior.
Therefore, the CP is assuring the general public that justice will prevail on the matter.
