The two special constables under Oyo State police command who were dismissed after being seen in a viral video demanding money from a female Dutch biker who was touring African countries have blamed the government of Nigeria for their problem.
Recall that the two constables were caught in the viral video demanding a bribe from the tourist and were subsequently arrested.
The duo were later dismissed from the force and were stripped of the Nigerian police uniform to further ascertain their exit from the constabulary.
While reacting to their The Oyo Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat, said their dismissal followed a recommendation of the orderly room investigation.
Hamzat said: “The two dismissed constabularies would not be prosecuted in court since they were not originally trained officers of the Nigerian police.”
Meanwhile, in another viral video, the two dismissed officers claimed that they never received any form of salary or remuneration from the government despite serving for more than three years.
They added that as a means to an end, that they ended up begging and demanding money from motorists to support themselves and their families.
One of the dismissed officers said: “I served for three years and three months. They did not give us any salary. They never gave us anything. Even after the dismissal, we were not paid at all. It is when we go to the roadside that we get money from what people give us. This is what we share and use to feed ourselves, our children and our wives.
“The punishment given to us was not commensurate with our offence. We were joking with the Dutch woman. We thought she was one of the foreigners brought by Ibrahim Chatta (an actor).”
