A police officer by the name Richard Gele, has been reportedly dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force for extorting members of the public and boasting about it.
In a statement signed and released on Friday night by Force Public Relations Officer,
Force Headquarters,
Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police swung into disciplinary action as soon as they saw the clip on July 25.
The statement read in part, “The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed one Mr. Richard Gele, the Police Inspector caught in a viral video dignifying and justifying extortion of members of the public and official corruption which trended from the 25th of July, 2022.
“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 statement added.
“The dismissed Inspector who hails from Benue State, was enlisted into the Force in September, 2000. 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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