A Nigerian man has accused a police officer of assaulting him and his brother after falsely accusing them of being armed robbers.
The man identified on Twitter as @Sphinx_Diff who resides in Abuja, recounted how he was allegedly physically assaulted by a police officer who accused him of attempting to steal his rifle.
Sharing his story he claimed that he was walking with his brother when a police officer hit his head with a rifle.
According to him, the police officer identified as John Utakah, accused him of attempting to steal his rifle at a market place and proceeded to assault him.
Sphinx also claimed the policeman shot at his brother who tried to step in, but missed.
The policeman and his colleague then continued to beat him up.
Read his story below:
