The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has dismissed two special police constables, Kareem Fatai and Jimoh Abdul-Lukman, who demanded money from a Dutch tourist in Oyo state.
On December 8, the Oyo police command arrested the two constables after a video of them demanding money from the foreign rider went viral.
The state commissioner of Police, Adebola Hazmat, announced the dismissal of the officers on Thursday.
Hamzat said their dismissal was necessary to deter other police officers from the same act.
“I affirm the recommended punishment of dismissal for the two police special constabularies, Kareem Fatai and Jimoh Abdul-Lukman,” the commissioner said.
“I hereby pronounce both of them dismissed from the police special constabulary. They will cease to be members of the special constabulary with immediate effect.
“It is hoped that this will serve as a deterrent to others who might want to perform a similar act.”
In a less than two-minute viral video, the officers flagged down the female rider along the Iseyin-Ogbomosho road in Oyo and asked where she was headed.
The Dutch rider responded by saying she was from the Netherlands and that she was heading to Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The special constables asked the rider to offer them money or anything in her possession.
“Give me something nah. How is family? Wetin you bring come? Wetin you wan give me?” the officers asked the foreigner.
The response from the Dutch rider showed that she did not understand what the officers were requesting in Pidgin English.
To clarify what they said, the officers said: “Give me money” and the Dutch rider responded with: “Why?”.
