A police officer identified as Inspector Kadima Useni has been dismissed after he was discovered drunk in the Akowonjo area of Dopemu in Lagos state.
In a statement by the police on Wednesday, October 7, it was reported that the video of the drunken officer had caught the attention of the inspector-general of police, Ibrahim Idris.
The police boss reportedly directed the commissioner of police in Lagos, Imohimi Edgal to fish out the officer for disciplinary action.
The police officer was dismissed after he was caught on video drunk. Credit: Facebook, Nigerian Police Force
Following the dismissal of the drunken officer, the commissioner of police directed that all beer parlours in police communities be shut down to prevent reoccurrence.
The statement reads: The attention of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM mni, has been drawn to a video of Lagos policeman who got drunk at Akowonjo, Dopemu area of Lagos state. He therefore directed the state Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal to fish out the erring policeman for appropriate disciplinary action.
The policeman who was stupefied after guzzling large quantity of alcoholic beverage was located and apprehended today 07/11/2018 at Police Mobile Force Squadron 22 Base, Ikeja, where he served by the Command Provost. He was identified as Inspector Kadima Useni with appointment number 176219.
During interrogation, the officer affirmed that he was the one in the video, he was therefore tried in orderly room and summarily dismissed to serve as a deterrent to others.
To prevent reoccurrence of this type of incident, the CP has directed the officer in charge of the Command Provost Section to embark on tour of all police formations and barracks within the state with a view to identifying and shutting all beer parlours within the police community.
In the same vein, the CP warns against offering policemen alcoholic drinks while on duty by members of the public. He added that henceforth any policeman found drunk on duty will be visited with similar punishment.
