Nigerian Police nab officers caught demanding cash from foreign biker

Two Nigerian Police officers caught demanding cash from a Dutch biker have been arrested by the police authority. The Police Force said they were arrested for the unprofessional, unacceptable, and punishable acts”…

The Nigeria Police Force said two officers caught in a viral video begging for money from a foreign biker in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, have been arrested.

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 arrested officers were recorded on camera, in a video that has gone viral, begging for cash from a female biker who was on a tour of Nigeria from the Netherlands.

The video generated condemnations from Nigerians on social media.

The Nigerian Police said such an act by the officers is unprofessional and would never be tolerated in any manner.

The Force vowed to intensify efforts in commencing the reorientation programme initiated by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, for officers and men of the Force to address issues of this nature and reposition the Nigeria Police Force.
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