Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested and detained four officers filmed forcing a yet-to-be-identified man into their vehicle's boot.

The police spokesman in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

A recent video clip circulating on Facebook showed four officers forcing a man into the boot of a saloon car along a street.

While the victim struggled to come out of the boot, the officers joined hands in forcing him inside the boot before finally locking the victim inside.

In the Monday statement, Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said the police command in Imo State is aware of the incident.

The spokesman said the incident occurred at about 9:00 a.m. on...