Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Muyiwa Adejobi has narrated how he drove into police officers extorting motorists along the Lagos-Ibadan Road.
He shared the update on his X account (formerly twitter,l while replying to a tweet about the Forces’ efforts to rid the agency of corruption.
I personally caught some policemen yesterday while driving along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The DPO has been asked to bring them to Abuja. Then we know what to do. It’s disheartening to see some of our men extorting Nigerians. Personally, I feel sad, and I don’t like it because… https://t.co/pEE6gmS84F
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) December 25, 2023
“I caught some policemen yesterday while driving along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The DPO has been asked to bring them to Abuja. Then we know what to do. It’s disheartening to see some of our men extorting Nigerians. I feel sad, and I don’t like it because it’s a sort of oppression,” he wrote on Monday night.
“The IGP has made it clear that supervisory officers would henceforth be held responsible. The IGP has also directed senior officers to rebuke and confront any of our men who misbehave irrespective of his jurisdiction. Every officer has the right and power to punish any erring personnel anywhere in Nigeria. We can not continue to overlook their misdeeds. This is the sacrifice and the bold step we must take.”
