Veteran Nigerian singer, John Odafe (popularly known as Daddy Showkey) has knocked the Nigeria Police Force for the suspension of two female supernumerary officers who went viral in TikTok videos saying the action is uncalled for.
Posting a video on his Instagram page on Saturday, Showkey said the actions of the ladies were trying to make the image of the force interesting.
“What did these two ladies do that was wrong? What have they done that is wrong? Because you see sometimes, we take action because we want to show we are in the position of authority,” he said in the video.
“I will tell you, our young people are not even interested in joining the police, because they have demonised it. Many policemen have demonised the police.
“Look, these two ladies are trying to make the police to be interesting, trying to make young people see if we look like this if we are like this if we are this and we join the police does not make the police a bad force. So, if you are suspending them, you are the same people trying to repair the image of the police. What is the image of the police? Go and find out. Do a feasibility study about the image of the police. See, I’m right here in the UK, I have a video of the Police trying to sell themselves to the public, for the public to have confidence in them. For me, I feel the suspension is uncalled for.”
Eighteen-Eleven Media reports that the Nigerian Police Force a few days ago suspended two Supernumerary Police Officers, with immediate effect, for breach of the provisions of the Police Act, 2020, and The Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY) 2013.
Obaze Blessing with SPY number 5709, and Obaze Emmanuella Uju with SPY number 5708, also allegedly adorned themselves in conventional police officers’ uniforms contrary to the code regulating the SPY service.
“One of them similarly adorned the rank of Superintendent of Police which is contrary to extant laws. Above all, they portrayed themselves in the viral video and other videos as undisciplined and unprofessional, in contravention of the Police Social Media Policy, with acts glorifying ill-gotten wealth and ill morals, which has received wide condemnation from members of the public”, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) had said in a statement announcing their suspension.