- Safiu Kehinde
A yet-to-be identified police officer on escort duty has stirred reactions from netizens as video of him handing over his rifle to a bride to give herself gun salute at her wedding gone viral.
As captured in the video shared on X on Monday, the bride, in her white gown, received the rifle from the officer who watched as she positioned the gun on her shoulder and fired skyward.
This was done in the presence of scores of wedding guests which include children.
The video recorder and other onlookers could be heard gearing her in Hausa language which indicated that the event took place in a yet-to-be identified area in the North.
The incident, however, sparked mixed reactions from netizens.
Notable among the reactions was Delta State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe who condemned the act.
“Whether she is a police officer or not, its absolutely wrong, rifle is not a toy, they will be identified and dealt with” Edafe wrote.
While some claimed the bride might be a police officer based on her handling of the rifle, others condemned the dangerous act and called for police intervention.
“It’s the North , anything can happen there without consequences . Even if she is a police officer , is that not too dangerous shooting in a place like that . And even looking at the video , she is not an officer cuz she was just been guided on how to handle it.” @Vintage
“The Bride might also be a police officer. We shouldn’t be too quick to cond£mn our institution.” @PRINCIPAL_XYK
“It’s like this geographical area is zoo true true! Cos if not, why would anyone think of doing this in her wedding gown and think it’s normal?” @omorogiec
“A very dangerous country. You can’t run a country like this and expect prosperity or anything good. Everyone doing what’s good in their eyes with no accountability.” @n_ikay_
“What if she is actually a trained serving officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬? From her handling you can deduce it’s not her first time of handling a rifle. Congratulations ma & happy married life” @egrego
“Before anyone conclude on anything, just check out how the lady handled the rifle and shot, don’t you think she’s one of them? a police officer.” @Omoluabi72