The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a Police Inspector, identified as Richard Gele, who was captured in a viral video extorting members of the public with braggadocio.
Recall that in a video that went viral on Monday, July 25, the officer was seen justifying extortion of members of the public and official corruption by telling motorists that he “doesn’t collect change.”
The Inspector, with AP/No.188547, who until his dismissal, was attached to Police Mobile Force 77 Squadron, Okene, Kogi State and deployed to the Itobe – Anyigba Road, for safety of road users and commuters, along the route, where the incident occurred.
The dismissed Inspector who hails from Benue State, was enlisted into the Force in September, 2000.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Friday, July 29 said, “His dismissal came after subjection to internal disciplinary mechanism and being found wanting of the charges levelled against him in line with extant laws governing the conduct of police personnel.
He therefore ceases to be a member of the Nigeria Police Force with immediate effect. The officer has been de-kitted and handed over to the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State, for further necessary action.”
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