by ‘Jola Sotubo

According to reports, a police officer in Lagos who was caught on camera beating up a food seller has been arrested.

[READ: Policeman filmed assaulting a woman in Lagos, dips her in mud (PHOTOS, WATCH)]

This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the Lagos Police Command, Ngozi Braide to Premium Times in a telephone interview.

She said:

“The officer has been arrested already and we have commenced investigation,”  “He is in custody already.”

The video, which has gone viral, showed the officer, identified as Tafa Mohammed, dipping one of his victims in mud and threatening them all with his AK47 rifle.

Unconfirmed reports say the officer was drunk at the time of the assault.