Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has disbanded a team of police officers attached to the Edo State Police Command responsible for running over a citizen at the Ekpoma area of the state.

Egbetokun says the move was to address the unprofessional conduct of the officers, saying the step was aimed at regularising and standardising police operations in the axis as well as restore public trust in the police.

According to him, additionally, the operatives involved are currently facing disciplinary charges and administrative procedures.

He spoke through Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who says the move underscores the commitment of the IGP to hold officers accountable for their actions which will never be tolerated in the Police Force.

Adejobi also noted that the IGP reiterated his commitment to ensuring the highest standards of professionalism and ethics, while urging the public to always cooperate with Police Officers in the discharge of their statutory duties.

The Acting Inspector-General of Police had thirteeth June summoned the officers involved to the Force Headquarters after the disturbing incident where a police team ran a vehicle over a citizen twenty-nineth June, in Ekpoma.