‘Officer sanctioned since 2020’ — NPF reacts to trending video of drunk policeman

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says a video of a drunk officer which recently went viral on social media platforms is not new.

Muyiwa Adejobi, the NPF spokesperson, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the video clip has been in existence since 2020.

In the video, the police officer is seen sitting on the ground in a drunken state, with two children making fun of him.

Speaking on the development, Adejobi said the officer has been sanctioned since 2020.

“The Nigeria Police Force wishes to state emphatically that the Mobile Police officer captured in a drunken state sitting on the ground and being mocked by some children, in a viral video currently trending on social media, had been appropriately sanctioned for the unprofessional and unethical conduct displayed in the video,” the statement reads.

“Recall that the video trended in the year 2020, and the Force took diligent steps to ensure the Inspector was disciplined in line with extant laws regulating the Force, which led to his demobilization from the Police Mobile Force and other disciplinary sanctions as contained in letter CH:5660/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.78/116 of 11th December, 2020.

“It is however appalling to find the same video being trended for clout without recourse to existing facts.

“The Police, while charging officers to maintain proper, professional, and ethical conduct in and out of the uniform, calls on all and sundry to discountenance the video and its content as it serves no genuine purpose.”