- A viral video shows a Lagos police officer attempting to snatch a driver’s camera-enabled glasses during a stop-and-search, shouting at him for filming.
- The driver claimed he was extorted of ₦200,000 before being released. Police spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident is under investigation.
A viral video shows a police officer attempting to snatch a driver’s camera-enabled glasses during a stop-and-search.
The officers had stopped the driver for inspection, and as he presented his car papers, one officer noticed the glasses and tried to grab them.
“Why did you put us on camera? You are ‘cameraing’ a police officer? Remove it!” the officer shouted.
The driver resisted, saying: “Oga, you cannot take my glasses. What have I done wrong? I cannot wear my glasses again?”
The man alleged he was only released after paying the officers ₦200,000.
Reacting, Lagos police spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said the matter is already being investigated.
In other news….. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Abdullahi Bashir Haske, businessman and son-in-law of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, wanted.
According to the anti-graft agency, Haske is being sought in connection with an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.
In a notice signed by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the public was urged to assist in locating him.
“The public is hereby notified that ABDULLAHI BASHIR HASKE, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Criminal Conspiracy and Money Laundering,” the statement read.
Haske, 38, was last known to reside at No. 6 Mosley Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, and 952/953 Idejo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The commission appealed for useful information on his whereabouts, adding that tips could be reported to the nearest police station, any EFCC office across the country, or through its official telephone and email channels.
Offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja have been listed as contact points.
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