Police sack two officers demanding for money from Dutch tourist

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the dismissal of two officers identified as Kareem Fatai and Jimoh Lukmon, who were caught in a viral video demanding for money from a Dutch tourist at the Odobgbolu axis of the Iseyin area in Oyo-Ogbomosho road in Oyo state.

Hamzat Adebola, the Oyo state police commissioner, announced their dismissal at an event on Thursday.

According to Adebola, the dismissal of the two officers will serve as a lesson to others who have the same mindsets.

The police chief stated that the culprits defied several orders and directives of the force against professional misconduct, uncivilised attitudes towards members of the public, extortion, and corruption.

His statement reads in part: “Consequential on the above, the command re-affirms its commitments towards fighting corruption and all cases of professional misconduct at all levels by causing a deliberate increase in the layers this yuletide season and beyond.”