SaharaReporters had reported how the officer sparked outrage after openly threatening to shoot not only anyone who records him while on duty, but also other innocent passengers inside the commercial bus in which the person filming him was seated.
Newton Isokpehi, the police officer who sparked nationwide outrage after a viral video showed him threatening to “shoot dead” anyone who records him while on duty, has issued a public apology, backtracking on his earlier comments and blaming “frustration” for the outburst.
SaharaReporters had reported how the officer sparked outrage after openly threatening to shoot not only anyone who records him while on duty, but also other innocent passengers inside the commercial bus in which the person filming him was seated.
The man who spoke in a viral video seen by SaharaReporters, angrily warned citizens against filming police officers during operations, insisting that anybody caught recording him would face deadly consequences.
In the disturbing footage, the man, dressed in mufti and speaking in Pidgin English, repeatedly threatened violence against civilians while lamenting the poor welfare conditions faced by officers in the Nigeria Police Force.
