This was in response to a statement by the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, that the police could not take any action on his case because there was no official complaint before the command.

In a petition addressed to the commissioner on Monday, Clement, through his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, said the attack on him was a violation of the Police Act 2020.

While urging Odumosu to take action to remedy the violation of his rights “as guaranteed by Section 34 and 35 of the Constitution,” the victim demanded that disciplinary measures should be taken against the policemen.

The petition read in part, “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to you as reported in The PUNCH Newspaper of Monday, October 25, 2021, in which you stated that you cannot take disciplinary actions against the police officers who tortured and pepper-sprayed our client because no formal complaint has been filed by our client.

“Since the assault was perpetrated publicly with video evidence in public circulation and widely reported, we expected that you would initiate disciplinary action based on the undisputed facts and evidence available to you. But since you have demanded a formal complaint, please take this petition as a formal complaint on behalf of our client.

“It is the brief of our client that on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, he was conveying a passenger to the Lagos Mainland, and on getting to the Lekki Toll Gate, he encountered traffic gridlock caused by the peaceful memorial protest in commemoration of the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest.”

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Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, made the declaration in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja.

“Credible intelligence was received on Oct. 20 that about 20 boats carrying suspected insurgents and ISWAP terrorists were converging for meetings on an island in Tumbuns on the Lake Chad as well as at Malam Fatori.

“Three NAF aircraft were consequently scrambled to carry out strikes on the targets.

“Reaching overhead the targets, the pilots observed a gathering of about 20 boats consisting of 5-7 suspected insurgents in each, using a mix of bombs and rockets.

“The three aircraft carried out series of strikes and recorded devastating hits on the targets leaving some survivors scrambling for their lives.

“The operations by the air component once again, confirm the high concentration of insurgent elements in the Lake Chad general area,’’ he stated.

Gabkwet assured that NAF would continue to work alongside the army, the Navy and other security agencies under OPHK to sustain its operations until the area was rid of insurgents.

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