The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos Police Command, “for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful order, and assault on a member of the public captured in a viral video on August 3, 2022.”
The dismissed officer who, enlisted into the Force on December 6, 2016, was caught searching a commuter’s phone by the road side. This, according to Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, is “contrary to the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, to that effect. He equally assaulted the commuter who attempted to bring the order to his notice. His dismissal takes effect from today the 12th of August, 2022.”
Adejobi in a statement on Friday called on officers and men of the Force “to maintain professionalism and civility to members of the public in the discharge of their duties in line with extant laws.”
“The Force equally calls on members of the public to ensure proper conduct in all encounters with police officers to avoid infractions which may be subject to prosecution,” the statement added.