Social media users have been left enraged following the arrest of a police officer filmed in a viral video with billionaire businessman, Razaq Okoya’s sons.
Kemi Filani reported that the billionaire’s son, Raheem Okoya, who is a musician, had shared a video of a policeman helping him carry bundles of cash as he promoted his new song, Credit Alert.
In the video, the policeman was captured carrying the bundles of N1000 notes as the musician and his younger brother, Wahab danced and sprayed the cash in the air.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in a statement on Friday via its official handle on the micro-blogging platform Twitter, now known as X, revealed that the officer in the viral video has been identified and detained for disciplinary action.
“The policeman captured in the recent viral video shared by the sons of the Lagos businessman, Chief Okoya, where they were abusing the naira, has been identified and detained for disciplinary action. The involvement of the policeman has been condemned, as it’s unethical. We will always strive hard to uphold the sanctity, credibility, and core values of the police. Thanks”.
The statement didn’t sit well with netizens who knocked the NPF for detaining the police officer and exonerating the sons of the billionaire.
Many are demanding that the same treatment be meted out to the Okoya’s sons, who were abusing the naira.
One Ye_am_chichi wrote, “Why not arrest the ones that gave the officer the money?
One Olamide_15 wrote, “They should release the póor man and take legal actions against Naira abuse
One Ego Umez wrote, “And the billionaire sons you claim abusing Naira? What will happen? Meanwhile, I can’t see any abuse of the Naira here
One Morsh101 wrote, “Nah the policeman abuse the Naira?? What will happen to the culprit that abused the so-called Naira?
One Pattie2 wrote, “How about the boy who committed the crime? Ori yin buru oga olopa
One I Am Sheila wrote, “Have they arrested the boys yet tho?
One Phemmy Poko wrote, “But they didn’t arrest the boys. And you say we ain’t in a plutocracy
One Oba K Solo wrote, “As usual the póor people are the ones that face the law. In sure they can’t see the money stepped on or abused. Na suffer go finish pøor man
One Sharon Chigozirim wrote, “Money can make you do anything. So what about those that gave it to him?
One Your Fav Influencer wrote, “The children wey abuse naira nko? Na only pøor man dey suffer for that Nigeria
One Thee Motunrayo wrote, “Una no go arrest the boy too for abuse of power”.
