Lagos Police Arrest Inspector and Begin Disciplinary Action

The Lagos State Police Command says it has identified and arrested Inspector Osumah Frank and begun disciplinary action against him after a video circulated showing him making political and ethnic remarks. The Command said the process would proceed under established Nigeria Police Force regulations, but did not announce specific measures or an outcome. The video was described in reports as showing Frank discussing Peter Obi’s political ambitions and saying an Igbo person could not become president of Nigeria. Those accounts are based on descriptions of the circulated recording; a full transcript was not provided. One account also described a remark about police officers collecting money to hinder a political candidate, a detail not specified in the Command’s statement. In a statement issued on Friday, September 25, Command spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi identified Frank and said he had been arrested. She said the disciplinary action was being taken in line with police regulations.