The Anambra State Police Command on Wednesday said it had begun questioning the policeman attached to one of its divisions in Onitsha, caught on video demanding a bribe of N10,000 from a motorist.
The state conmmand’s Police Public Relations Officer, Emeka Chukwuemeka, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said the outcome of the investigation would be made public as soon as it was concluded.
Chukwuemeka, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the manner the video was shot made it easy for the authorities to identify the policeman in question.
The police spokesman, who assured members of the public that the policeman would be made to face the full wrath of the law if found guilty, said the police would not condone any acts of corruption.
He said, “His identity was clearly revealed in the video that went viral on the Internet. An in-house investigation has since started and when we conclude, we will make the outcome public. It is noteworthy that the Nigeria Police Force remains one of the few organisations in this country that punishes one of its own whenever they err.
“Corruption is bad and anybody caught in the web of corrupt practices will be punished in accordance with our statute books. All acts of corruption are condemnable and we will never condone it. Corruption is evil. We appeal that nobody condones it.”
When asked for the name and rank of the policeman, Chukwuemeka declined to provide the information and directed our correspondent to check for it online.
In the three-minute 18-second video which has since become an Internet sensation, the man in uniform was seen seated in the front seat with the driver demanding the N10,000 bribe after he had observed some discrepancies between the vehicle particulars and its chassis number.
Several appeals by the driver who was coming from Akure, Ondo State, to Umuahia, Abia State, before he was stopped in Onitsha, fell on deaf ears.
The drivers had explained that the mix-up was unintended, adding that the vehicle was not a stolen one. He even offered to pray for the policeman.
The video evidence is very clear and undisputable. No contest.
ReplyDeleteIt seems these guys (police officers) never learn anything from all these video catches. May be they don't read papers or have no access to news media? or just that, they are so infested with this disease (bribriphobia), so much such that it cannot be cured anymore? Huh!!
ReplyDeleteThis video evidence is just the beginning.
ReplyDeleteIf the Nigerian Police Force refuse to stop bribery and corruption, more video evidences are on the way.
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ReplyDeleteFor me, it sounds very stupid for someone or Policy Authority say that they caught another Policeman demanding bribe. It is very ironical to know that these guys called Police Officers are not well paid. They have families to maintain and there are no other source of income, what do you expect them to do, please, view this issue from a matured point of view. Pay these guys well and you will find out that they will no longer mess themselves up again. This is a sincere talk.
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