The brand new Inspector-Basic of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has ordered the switch of officers captured in a viral “stop-and-search” video to the Pressure Headquarters in Abuja to face disciplinary actions.
The directive follows widespread public outrage over footage displaying cops allegedly harassing civilians throughout a roadside stop-and-search operation in Lagos.
A video capturing some cops stopping a automobile and ordering the occupants to step out, and taking them to a different place to look their luggage.
The video was posted on Saturday by an X consumer recognized as @ChuksEricE, who claimed a younger man shared a video of his encounter with some cops in Lagos State.
Within the video seen by Politics Nigeria, a voice behind the digicam remarks, “I’ve by no means seen a police officer carry a driver to 1 facet to look him away from the place his automobile is parked on the highway.”
In an replace late Saturday, the Police Criticism platform on X disclosed that the IGP has directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) connected to the Satellite tv for pc Divisional Headquarters within the state to deliver the cops recognized within the video to Abuja on Wednesday for crucial actions.
The assertion reads, “UPDATE: The Inspector-Basic of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (÷), NPM @TunjiDisu1 has directed that the DPO Satellite tv for pc city in Lagos to deliver the policemen concerned to Abuja on Wednesday, eighth April, 2026, for disciplinary motion. #NoToImpunity”