Police Vow To Prosecute Officer Caught Demanding Bribe From Motorist

Nigerian Police Force (NPF) vow to prosecute officer caught demanding a bribe from motorist. 

NPF reiterates its commitment to flush out corrupt officers, noting that it doesn’t portray the police in a good light.

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has vowed to prosecute a police officer that was seen in a viral video posted to X on Saturday demanding a bribe from a motorist.

In the video, the policeman can be heard calling out his bank account details for a motorist to transfer a bribe, saying : “make am N10,000, do sharp sharp and go now, if not, I will do my job”

The video was captioned with :

“Very hardworking Nigeria police officer, “do sharp sharp and go nw” u know the matter???? #Princemoye1 see ur men.”

This is not allowed, so shameful. It's condemned. We need more info about this. We will fish him out. https://t.co/EIBWxJ75dr

— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) January 27, 2024

Responding to the viral clip, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, condemned the corrupt practice, vowing to fish out the offending officer.

“This is not allowed, so shameful. It’s condemned. We need more info about this. We will fish him out.”

Giving updates on the issue, the Lagos State Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the officer has been identified as ASP Luka Bashayi.

“We will not gloss over this. He is ASP Luka Bashayi, serving at Ogudu Area Command.

“The Lagos Police Complaint Unit (CRU) has commenced actions on this,” SP Benjamin Hundeyin said.

The Nigerian Police Force has reiterated its commitment to flush out corrupt officers, noting that bribery and other related offences doesn’t portray the police in a good light.

“In fact, the hatred and bad image of the police is 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”, Adejobi said :

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