IPOA to summon police officers over journalist Francis Ode’s arrest

Citizen TV journalist Francis Ode has filed a formal complaint with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) over his forceful arrest and detention while covering Tuesday’s protests against rising fuel prices. IPOA says it will summon more than seven police officers, including the Central Police Station OCPD and five constables accused of arresting Ode, to explain their role in the incident. The authority is also probing allegations that officers at the station refused to record his complaint in the occurrence book. Willy Lusige reports.