By Halimah Olamide
The Nigerian Police Force on Friday said some special police constabularies who were caught on camera demanding money from a tourist from the Netherlands on her way to Abuja have been arrested.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force spokesman, said in a statement on Friday that the conduct of the policemen at the Iseyin -Ogbomoso Road was unacceptable and therefore punishable.
Confirming that the men have been apprehended, he said, “The Constabularies were arrested by the police authority for their unprofessional, unacceptable, and punishable acts.
“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.”
He said such an act would never be tolerated in any manner just as he added that “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.”