Smoking sergeant allegedly slaps DPO for arresting him

The career of a police sergeant may be hanging in the balance after he was allegedly caught smoking Indian hemp at a function on Lagos Island.

PUNCH Metro_ learnt that the sergeant, identified simply as Agu, also allegedly slapped the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Lion Building Police Division, Lagos State, who attempted to arrest him at the scene.

The sergeant was also said to be armed and drunk. It was gathered that a resident had alerted the Area Commander, Area A Command, ACP Sola Akinyede, aka _Solebo_, to the conduct of the policeman at the event.

It was said that the commander directed the DPO to go to the area and pick up the erring cop.

Our correspondent was told that Agu went haywire as the DPO, in company with some other policemen, wanted to arrest him. He reportedly engaged the DPO in an altercation and slapped his face.

UCJ, UNILORIN.