The spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to a viral video of a police officer assaulting a yet-to-be-identified man by hitting him repeatedly with a machete.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened in Ekori community in Cross River State.
Someone tagged the police spokesman to the video and he has now responded.
Reacting, Adejobi, said the Commissioner of Police in the state had been contacted and necessary action would be taken on the incident.
Watch the video of the assault below.
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