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By Ibe Pascal
A yet to be identified policemen in Imo State have smacked two youths with cutlass for refusing them access to search their phones.
The incident happened at an unidentified place in Owerri, Imo State.
The incident is coming about two days after the police arraigned an officer who allegedly killed a man in Delta State over his refusal to give N100 bribe.
According to a video that has gone viral on social media, the armed police officers were filmed using a machete to smack two unidentified people in Imo State.
In the 45 seconds clip, five officers are seen assaulting the two people in an open space while a sixth officer pulled out a machete from a parked SUV believed to be a police operational vehicle.
The sixth officer is captured in the video, smacking the two people multiple times with the machete.
“Which kind country be dis?” said a background voice in the video.
“Omo, see as him dey cut-am with cutlass! Which kind nonsense be dis?
“See wetin police dey do for Owerri”.
A Twitter user who posted the video on 20 April on the microblogging site said the victims are students of the Imo State University who refused to allow the officers search their phone.
When contacted Imo police spokesperson on telephone for comments, Henry Okoye declined to answer calls.
Video below:
