Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Muyiwa Adéjọbí, has announced that individuals using police as their escorts would be clamped down upon, and those who need any escort would have to be screened.
The development follows a trending video of a police man with a gun escorting an individual spraying the naira, which is prohibited by law.
Sharing the video on X, Adejobi said, “This was a case study at the IGPs conference today in abuja. This has been condemned, and investigation has been instituted in the case. Senior officers have been ordered to take action against such in their AoRs and screen those who are to have police escorts and guards.”
Adejobi further said in a subsequent post that individuals would have to be screened before being given escorts.
In the trending video, the policeman is seen helping the young man open the door of his car for him and holding money for him.
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Recall that spraying Nigerian currency is against the law of the country as individuals caught in the act are liable to be imprisoned.
“Even the guy he was escorting doesn’t deserve to have a police escort. It’s embarrassing and disgusting. Perhaps the police was on an illegal duty. We will fish him out and many alike,” he added.
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