BBC
The musician Fuse ODG has made a formal complaint against the Met Police after he was handcuffed by officers.
The London-born Afrobeat artist, whose real name is Nana Richard Abiona, said he was “racially profiled” by four officers in Brixton on 28 February.
On Thursday he shared footage of the incident on Instagram, in which police told him they could smell cannabis.
The Met Police said the complaint was being assessed by officers from the Directorate of Professional Standard.
They force also said a voluntary referral had been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
Writing on Instagram, Fuse ODG said: “I spent six hours in A&E due to how tightly they clamped the cuffs on me… (excruciating pain!), as well as suffering neck and back pain for the following weeks.’
The British-Ghanaian singer said that he chose not to share the video footage earlier in the year, but had since “taken the time to process the incident”.
He was in a car with his manager, Andre Hackett, when officers…
