The Nigeria Police Force said it has identified and arrested one of its officers caught on video collecting bribe from an innocent citizen.
In a tweet on its official handle, @PoliceNG, the Force identified the culprit as Sgt. Onuh Makedomu, a non-commissioned officer attached to 49 PMF, but presently on special duty with the Safer Highways Patrol, Lagos.
The tweet which disclosed that the officer is already undergoing Orderly Room trial quoted the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu as saying that the victim whom the officer was extorted from should meet with the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, to recover their money.
The tweet read: “The Police officer caught on video collecting bribe from an innocent Nigerian has since been identified and arrested.
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“The non-commissioned officer, Force No.431625, Sgt Onuh Makedomu, attached to 49 PMF, but presently on special duty with the Safer Highways Patrol, Lagos is currently undergoing Orderly Room trial on a two count charge of Discreditable Conduct and Corrupt Practices at the Provost department of the Lagos State Police Command.
“Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu NPM, mni has enjoined the good citizen, who courageously brought the inglorious act of the officer to the public domain, to meet with the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, to recover the money extorted from him by the delinquent officer.”
In the, short video which trended in October, the officer was seen negotiating a bribe of N15, 000 with a motorist but later lied to his colleagues about the amount he collected from the motorist.
The video was shared on Facebook and Twitter.
