A short video clip showing some persons in Uniforms (police) holding a Point of Sale Machine and demanding a passenger to bring his ATM card has gone viral and making round the social media.
From the clip it could not be clearly established what was going on between the officer and the passenger but one could clearly hear the security operative saying “bring ATM”.
Following its virality, the Nigerian Police Force has reacted with Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), condemning all acts of corruption by Public Servants, particularly Police officers.
The IGP, Mohammed Adamu further stated that the Force is committed to bringing to book any officer found wanting in this regard
A Police officer seen with POS, asking a passenger to bring his ATM Card. @PoliceNG @NGRPresident @hand2ome pic.twitter.com/PngKhYVajA
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The IGP whose message was conveyed via a microblogging site, Twitter, further stated that the Force has commenced investigations to unravel the authenticity of the video, location of incident and identity of persons captured in the viral video.
The statement further enjoined members of the public with relevant information that could assist police investigators to kindly send the information to certain confidential channels.
