The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has condemned the conduct of Newton Isokpehi, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), who recorded himself in a video, threatening to kill anyone who filmed him during an operation.
The police announced that disciplinary action has commenced against him, according to a statement from police spokesperson Anthony Placid.
The police statement followed complaints by Nigerians who demanded that the officer be disciplined and discharged from the police.
“Any day I’m on duty with my rifle as an officer, let somebody video me,” Mr Isokpehi had said in the viral TikTok video. “Let that Oga that gave you an order to video us, he’ll come and bury you.”
Mr Isokpehi also alleged poor welfare and lack of accountability in the police. He appears to have deleted the video, which is no longer available on his page, and has posted another video in which he apologised to Nigerians. According to him, the comments were made out of frustration.
