A member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Bernard Udemezue, has challenged police officers over the arrest of several young men whose mobile phones were allegedly confiscated during an operation.
Udemezue, who represents Ayamelum Constituency, confronted the operatives after discovering that several youths had been put inside a police bus.
In a video of the incident, the lawmaker, dressed in a black shirt, black trousers and a brown face cap, was seen demanding an explanation from the officers over the arrests and seizure of the phones.
The situation reportedly became heated when one of the officers grabbed the lawmaker by his trousers and dragged him while other operatives attempted to defend their actions.
The officers reportedly claimed that the arrested youths were suspected cultists.
However, Udemezue questioned their explanation, insisting that the confiscation of the young men’s mobile phones was not justified.
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He accused the operatives of arresting the youths without providing sufficient reasons and challenged their authority to seize their personal belongings at the location.
The police officers, however, accused the lawmaker of obstructing them while carrying out their duties, maintaining that the young men were suspected cultists.
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