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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos Police Command for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful order, and assault on a member of the public captured in a viral video on August 3, 2022.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Corporal Kadiri was seen in a video on Twitter searching a man’s phone in Lagos and was grilled for the incident personally by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, at the police headquarters in Abuja.
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According to a statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, the dismissed officer enlisted into the Force on 6th December 2016.
He was caught searching a commuter’s phone by the roadside contrary to the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to that effect. He equally assaulted the commuter who attempted to bring the order to his notice.
“His dismissal takes effect from today the 12th of August, 2022. The Police hereby calls on officers and men of the Force to maintain professionalism and civility to members of the public in the discharge of their duties in line with extant laws.
“The Force equally calls on members of the public to ensure proper conduct in all encounters with police officers to avoid infractions which may be subject to prosecution,” the statement by CSP Adejobi reads.