In a recent incident in Oyo State, a group of police special constables were apprehended following their appearance in a viral video where they were seen demanding money from a Dutch woman rider. The incident took place in the Ojongbodu area along the Iseyin/Ogbomosho Road.
The constabularies were arrested by the officers due to their unprofessional and unacceptable behavior, which is punishable by law.
CP Adebola Ayinde Hamzat, the Commissioner of Police for the Oyo State Command, immediately initiated disciplinary proceedings against the constabularies involved in the incident.
The authorities have strongly condemned the act and have ordered that the constabularies and their supervising Divisional Officer be appropriately sanctioned.
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In response to this incident, the Force plans to intensify its efforts in implementing the reorientation program initiated by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM. The program aims to address such issues and reposition the Nigeria Force.