Police redeploys DPO who allowed content creator, MandyKiss, ‘effect the arrest’ of mother and daughter she claimed insulted her

The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, CP Adebowale Lawal, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer, Enu-Owa Division, following his unprofessional handling of a recent case involving a social media influencer, Adefolarin Ayomiposi, popularly known as Mandykiss.

A statement from the command’s spokesperson, DSP Alayande Olushola, says the redeployment became necessary after a video surfaced online showing the said influencer recording and taking snapshots of suspects while in police custody at Enu-Owa Division. The incident, which has generated widespread public concern, prompted a swift internal review by the Command.

According to the statement released, preliminary findings revealed that no police personnel accompanied Mandykiss during the purported arrest. 

‘’Instead, she was reportedly aided by her internet followers, who provided information leading to the location of the suspects — Mrs. Akinwole Sabitu and her daughter, Miss Akinwole Oyindamola — accused of alleged cyberbullying. After ‘’effecting the arrest”, she was seen recording a video inside her vehicle while conveying the suspects to the station. Upon arrival, she handed them over to the police but went further to take their photographs within the station premises and post them on her social media platforms — an act contrary to standard police procedure and inconsistent with the legal principle of presumption of innocence until proven guilty.”

The command said that this sequence of events demonstrated a clear lapse in supervisory responsibility and professional judgment on the part of the Divisional Police Officer. 

The Commissioner of Police has therefore directed the officer’s immediate redeployment, emphasizing that the Command will not condone any conduct capable of undermining public confidence in the Nigeria Police Force.

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