The Ondo State Police Command has commenced investigation into a disturbing footage of officer threatening to slap and detain a traveller at a checkpoint in the state.

DAILY POST had reported that an officer of the Nigeria Police sparked outrage on social media on Friday after he was captured in a video telling a motorist that he would have arrested and detained him if he was Igbo.

The incident, which has been widely shared online, reportedly involved a Nigerian who had just returned from the United Kingdom and was stopped by police officers at a checkpoint for alleged extortion.

Reacting, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh said the command took note of the viral video with serious concern.

He said the Command “does not condone any form of unprofessional conduct by its personnel in the discharge of their duties and has therefore commenced a thorough investigation into the incident”.

Abayomi urged the individual involved to reach out to him in a bid to “provide further details that will aid the investigation and ensure appropriate redress”.

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested at least four suspects for allegedly assaulting and public humiliating a resident of the state captured in viral video clip dancing.

DAILY POST reports that the victim, one Boluwaji Temidayo, was accused of making fake transfer to a Point of Sales, POS operator.

According to the video making the rounds, some angry youths were seen assaulting the victim, forcing him to dance with the POS machine on his head.

A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh condemned the incident.

The PPRO explained that the victim reported at the Okuta Elerinla Police Station on Thursday that he was “assaulted by a group of persons who physically attacked him, recorded the incident without his consent and subsequently uploaded the video on various social media platforms”.

He said the complaint told the police that the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

The suspects include Gbemisola Ariyo, Babatunde Eniola, Adams Tobiloba and Fasusi Bunmi.

“Upon receipt of the complaint, police operatives immediately commenced a discreet and technology-driven forensic investigation into the viral video, deploying digital intelligence and other investigative resources to identify those involved in the alleged assault and unlawful dissemination of the footage.

“The investigation led to the identification and subsequent arrest of four suspects believed to have participated in the incident, played active roles in the recording and circulation of the video”, the statement added.

The Police in Isiokolo Division,Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested one Benjamin over the alleged murder of a suspected thief simply identified as Marvis, whom he accused of stealing his “Banga” in Okpara-Waterside Community.

Other suspects have fled the community to escape Police arrest.

At the time of filing this report, the Police have evacuated and deposited the remains of the deceased, Marvis and one Rawlings at the mortuary, DAILY POST learnt. 

The incident that led to the suspect’s arrest started on Tuesday. 

It was learnt that the suspect and his gang picked the deceased up from his father’s house and took him to an office in the community where he was mercilessly beaten until he fainted. 

The suspect and his gang quickly revived him by giving him Malta Guinness and later continued the beating till he gave up the ghost. 

It was gathered that the suspect later took the remains of the deceased and dumped same at his father’s compound. 

Angered by the development, friends of the deceased who are suspected cultists mobilised and entered the town in search of the suspect who is now in police custody. 

The cultists, then reportedly shot a man identified as Rawlings on their way, for appealing to them to keep calm. He also died instantly. 

An Indigene of the Community who craved anonymity said the suspect, farmer had been complaining that someone had been stealing from his farm until he laid an ambush leading to the capture of the deceased,

He added that the incident had divided indigenes as well as the Vigilante Group of the Community with some in support of the suspect and others in favour of the deceased. 

He also said the suspect’s gang members who joined him to beat the deceased to death were said to be hoodlums from Udu and other Communities in Delta State. 

Our Correspondent who had been monitoring the developments, reports that the suspect reported himself to the Police before the deceased died. 

When contacted for comments, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe asked for time to verify the incident.