A Nigerian police officer has been caught on camera assaulting his wife while their children watched in tears, pleading with him to stop.
The disturbing incident was captured in a video shared on the social media platform, X (formerly Twitter).
In the footage, the man—identified as a law enforcement officer—brutally attacked his wife, punching her repeatedly and pinning her to the ground. Despite her screams and the children’s desperate cries for him to stop, he continued the assault.
The heart-wrenching clip shows the children attempting to intervene as their father violently struggles with their mother.
Following the video’s circulation, many concerned individuals took to the comment section to express outrage and call for justice.
See some reactions below:
@dejeweliwejor: “The camera man….is an Imbecile 😡😡😡 why stand there watch him…. instead of help separating them.”
@jay_den111: “Look at someone that has the power to protecting people, enforcing laws, and maintaining order in society. Lol we really need to put our police in checks. If you think any police person is mentally stable then you’re a problem also.”
@smartakukoma: “So after all the sufferings they do for Nigeria and inflict on Nigerians they can’t even afford anything.”
@_kneegrow___: “The thing getting him angry is at work but na house he come pour anger.”
@DavidsonCole3: “Unbelievable! This is so heart wrenching to watch!!!! In front of your children who was begging him??? It will take a miracle to repair the psyche of these children. He should be jailed!!!”
@tobilish: “As much as we appreciate evidence. The person recording is also culpable. If couldn’t save the woman then he could atleast have removed the children from that scene.”
@Omoluabi72: “The little girl in pink cloth was begging the Father,and the one naked was trying to stop his dad too, aaaaaahhhhhh 😮!,the wife should have stayed down instead of fighting back,nawa ooooo.”
@Princemoye1: “please 🙏 sir,if truly he’s a police,he needs to be arrested.”
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— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) July 9, 2025