An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the Nigeria Police Force appeared startled by the assault a Ghanaian police officer meted on a woman carrying a baby in a banking hall.
The incident, a video of which has since gone viral, involves Lance Corporal Godzi Frederick Amanor of the Accra Regional Police Operations Unit.
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He was captured brutally assaulting one Patience Sarfo, a customer of Midland Savings and Loans at Shiashie after her request to withdraw her total savings of GH¢270.
The officer has since been arrested with investigations begun.
But upon watching the video, the Head of the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Abayomi Shogunle, took to Twitter to take a swipe at the Ghana Police Service.
“We will never do this in Nigeria,” he tweeted on Friday.
WE (@PoliceNG) WILL NEVER DO THIS IN NIGERIA 🇳🇬!
A Ghanaian 🇬🇭 policeman beating a nursing mother in Rambo-style inside a banking hall in Accra today.
Hope #EndSARS people can see the real police brutality.@PoliceNG_PCRRU pic.twitter.com/o9EwkzK185— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) July 20, 2018
But his tweet apparently appeared not to have gone down well not only with Ghanaians but also with some Nigerians, who descended heavily on him with instances of brutality involving Nigerian police officers.
Others cited the swift intervention of the Ghana Police Service, insinuating there would have been a cover-up in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Professor Cletus Dordunoo, a consultant, has called on all and sundry not to underestimate the Ghana Police Service as per recent events.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Saturday, he said the police force of Ghana is one of the best in the world, especially when it comes to peacekeeping.
Ghana Police service is the best police in Africa.Nigerian police is far below Ghana police. Look at how the police administration is in full gear to handle this matter , even the commander in chief President Nana Addo total condemned this act. But Nigeria police will kill for ten peswea, which is ten naria. so what are we talking, Nigerian police will setup you up for just seen one hundred Ghana cedie with you and even kill you to take the money. Nigeria police is the worst in Africa. I am a living witness of police brutality. i lost everything to them. i was just lucky that i am alive today, some Mr NIGERIAN POLICE MAN… YOU HAVE NO MORAL JUSTIFICATION TO COMMENT ON THIS ONGOING MATTER.I respect Ghana police because they are well trained and friendly and ready to work for mother Ghana, one man mistake should not be used to judge Ghana police. #ISTANDFORGHANAPOLICEANYTIME
I wish Nigeria police will act like Ghana police just 40%, then Nigeria will be a safe people to live again. Most Nigeria run to live in Ghana becuase Nigerian police can kill you anytime. this so call SARS is a killing squad to terminate the life and destroy whoever that is speaks against their action.
So Mr Nigerian police shut up and keep quite. Nigeria police is the worst in the world. they are untrained,so greedy,criminal minded and even ready to kill for ten naria.