Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja has disclosed policemen collecting N100 on the road will soon meet their Waterloo.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adejobi made the disclosure on Wednesday while interacting with social media users on X.
“It’s pure corruption. It’s not allowed or acceptable. It’s condemned in its totality. 100 naira or whatever amount being collected by some policemen (not all of them) on the road is embarrassing and does not portray police in a good light.
“In fact, the hatred and bad image of the police are tailored to this and some other isolated misconducts. Those you see on the road collecting dirty money do not represent our standards, values, and vision. It’s a matter of time. They will soon meet their Waterloo.
“The IGP detests that and is working assiduously to tackle corruption, misconducts and unprofessionalism in the police. We will soon reveal the outcomes of IGP’s monitoring team’s operations across the country. We have recorded successes in that regard, and it’s a continuous exercise,” Adejobi stated.
The Force Public Relations Officer revealed a particular case he had handled himself, where some policemen in Lagos State collected N5 million from a young man, and they told their OC they collected N2 million.
“This has been condemned. Some of them even drop the names of senior officers, including the IGP’s, when they want to perpetrate their criminal and extortionate deals. The IGP has said it openly that “Dont use my name to extort or do evil, i dont need any gift from you.”
“Do you know that I have handled a case where some policemen in Lagos collected 5 million naira from a young man, and they told their OC they collected 2 million naira. They lie to their OCs in most cases. It’s funny but sad. These ones refunded the money and were punished while the OC was queried bc he’s an accomplice,” Adejobi stated.