Richard Gele, a police inspector, was fired for extorting other drivers and corrupting the police department.
In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development.
Along Kogi State’s Itobe-Anyigba Road, a police officer was captured on camera describing his motivation for requesting money from passing cars.
The Police Mobile Force 77 Squadron in Okene, Kogi State, was where the Benue State native Gele was assigned prior to his termination.
Later, he was sent to the Itobe-Anyigba Road to protect travellers on the roadway.
The statement read: “The police inspector was dismissed after he was subjected to the force’s internal disciplinary mechanism and found wanting on the charges leveled 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.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, while expressing the staunch commitment of his administration at bequeathing policing standards in tandem with international best practices to the nation, warned all personnel to eschew extortion, unprofessionalism, official corruption and other inappropriate acts. The IGP urged them to display exemplary courage and patriotism in the discharge of their duties.”
