Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Richard Gele, an Inspector of Police caught in a viral video justifying extortion has been dismissed by Nigeria Police Force.
In the video that trended recently, Gele was seen extorting members of the public and bragging that he was not afraid of taking bribes.
Until his dismissal, Gele, with staff number AP/No.188547, was attached to Police Mobile Force 77 Squadron, Okene, Kogi State and deployed to the Itobe–Anyigba Road, where the incident occurred.
He joined the Nigeria Police Force in September 2000.
A statement posted on the social media handles of the Nigeria Police Force, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, announced Gele’s dismissal.
The statement read: “His dismissal came after subjection to the internal disciplinary mechanism and being found wanting of the charges levelled 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 statement added that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, “expressed the staunch commitment of his administration to bequeathing policing standards in tandem with international best practices to the nation”.
Also, the IGP warned all officers to desist from extortion, unprofessionalism, official corruption and other inappropriate acts.
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