CITIZENS COMPASS— The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday, said it has commenced investigations into a viral video of a man dressed in Police uniform driving a commercial bus and was threatening his passengers along a Lagos road.
The ‘officer’ was also captured threatening to kill the passengers.
This posed a concern among social media users and generated reactions.
Reacting on Tuesday, the NPF New Media Officer, Aliyu Giwa, on his X Handle formerly known as Twitter, said the ‘officer’ was being investigated.
The post reads: Our attention has been drawn to a video circulating online concerning the alleged actions of an individual in Lagos.
Initial observations show the individual is not in a standard police uniform but is wearing items labeled “NPF/Police.” His status as a serving officer remains unconfirmed.
Such behaviour is unprofessional, and any conduct that threatens or intimidates citizens is unacceptable.
We encourage anyone with credible information to assist in identifying the individual by contacting the nearest police station or using official Nigeria Police Force channels.
The matter is under review, and appropriate action will be taken based on the established facts.
The incident reportedly occurred near Eko Bridge where the driver was captured fully dressed in a police T-shirt and cap and was in a war of words with the passengers.
The footage, shared by another X user, Oyindamola, was with a narration: Nigerian Police officer driving a public transport bus in Lagos with a police uniform carried passengers and started thr£aten!ng them that he’ll kp@! them and d0mp their b0d!es inside r!ver because they asked him why he suddenly stopped in the middle of the road💔💔
The poster captioned: “ We were literally dropped in the middle of the road because the driver wanted to buy fuel, without any proper explanation or concern for our safety. When people understandably began to question what was going on, instead of calming the situation, he became aggr£ssive and started issuing thr£ats saying he would kp@! us and d0mp our b0d!es into the water near Eko Bridge”
