Police Take Strong Decision on Officer Who Was Seen Justifying Extortion in Viral Video

Police Take Strong Decision on Officer Who Was Seen Justifying Extortion in Viral Video

  • The spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, has disclosed the dismissal of the officer who was seen justifying extortion in a viral video
  • The said officer, Richard Gele, trended in a viral video on social media in June, where he described the extortion of members of the public as an official corruption
  • Muyiwa Adejobi added that Gele, until his dismissal, was an inspector with a service number AP/No. 188547

FCT, Abuja - The Authority of the Nigerian Police Force has dismissed Richard Gele, the officer who was seen in a video clip justifying extortion, the video had gone viral on social media.

The spokesperson of the force, Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed the dismissal in a statement on Friday, July 29, Premium Times reported.

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Police dismissed an officer for justifying extortion in a viral video Photo Credit: Nigerian Police Force
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Gele was caught in a viral video that trended in June, justifying and dignifying extortion of public members as official corruption.

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He was dismissed after a public outcry against police harassment and extortion, especially from youths.

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According to Adejobi, Gele was an inspector with a service number AP/No. 188547. He was attached to the police mobile force 77 squadrons, Okene, Kogi state. He was deployed to the Itobe-Anyigba Road for the safety of road users and commuters, which was the incident's route.

The statement added that the dismissed officer was de-kitted after passing through a disciplinary committee within the force.

He is a Benue state indigene who joined the police force in 2000.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng