Police arrest officers filmed begging Dutch biker for cash in Nigeria’s southwest
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of some of its officers caught in a viral video begging for money from a foreign biker in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria.
This was disclosed by the Force PRO, Muyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Friday.
The statement said that the police Constabularies were arrested for their “unprofessional, unacceptable, and punishable acts”.
The officers were captured on camera, in a viral video, begging for cash from a female biker who was on a tour of Nigeria from the Netherlands.
The police authority called for an investigation as the viral video clip generated serious outbursts from Nigerians on social media.
The statement further reads, “The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, has instituted a disciplinary procedure on the matter immediately.
“The police authority has condemned the act and ordered that the men and their supervising Divisional Police Officer be sanctioned accordingly.
“Such an act is unpolice and would never be tolerated in any manner. The Force would however intensify efforts in commencing the reorientation programme initiated by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, for officers and men of the Force to address issues of this nature and reposition the Nigeria Police Force.”
