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Daily Post (NG)·September 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM

The Abia State Police Command has denied that its officers were involved in an assault captured in a viral video showing armed men attacking a lady and her brother in Okigwe on Monday. According to the Command, the assailants were community vigilante operatives, not police personnel. The statement followed public outrage in Abia and Imo States over the incident, which reportedly involved students. The police response came amid widespread condemnation of the assault circulating on social media.

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