Police probe viral video of officers assaulting gold seller

The Police Command in Lagos State has begun an investigation into allegations of assault by some of its officers following the circulation of a viral video on social media.
An X user, identified by the handle @ChuksEricE, shared a video in which a man alleged that he was assaulted by police officers in the Festac area of Lagos.
In the video, the victim, a gold seller, claimed he was on his way to deliver a necklace when he was stopped and searched by the officers.
According to him, although nothing incriminating was found during the search, the officers allegedly discovered a scale he uses to weigh gold and accused him of using it to measure cannabis.
The man alleged that the offi...