A police corporal, identified as Isaac Matthew, who was caught in a viral video, singing, dancing, and brandishing a rifle in praise of a particular cult group, has been arrested on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, May 7, 2022.
The corporal was said to have been attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command.
Condemning the conduct of the policeman, described as unruly, the IGP said that the officer’s act was clearly calculated to portray the NPF negatively, was equally a discreditable conduct in line with the provisions of the First Schedule to Regulation 370 of the Police Regulations.
“His actions equally violated the provisions of the NPF Social Media Policy (SMP), penal laws, and other extant laws regulating the conduct and discipline of all police officers.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has directed the Commissioner of Police in charge of Ebonyi State to detail the Command’s OC Provost to hand over the erring officer to the Force Provost Marshall for necessary disciplinary actions.
“The IGP further warned officers to ensure total compliance with the laws guiding the Force, as any breach would be severely sanctioned,” the FPRO said in the statement.
