IGP Orders Arrest Of Police Officer In Video Hobnobbing With Cultists

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has directed the Commissioner of Police in charge of Ebonyi State to detail the Command’s OC Provost to hand over the erring officer to the Force Provost Marshal for necessary disciplinary actions.

A statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, said the erring officer has been identified as Corporal Matthew Isaac, attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command.

While stating that the IGP condemned the unruly conduct of the officer caught in the viral video, singing, dancing, and brandishing a rifle in praise of a particular confraternity (cult). CSP Adejobi maintains that the act is clearly calculated to portray the NPF negatively.

“The act of the officer in question, which is clearly calculated to portray the NPF negatively, is discreditable conduct in line with the provisions of the First Schedule to Regulation 370 of the Police Regulations. His actions equally violated the provisions of the NPF Social Media Policy (SMP), penal laws, and other extant laws regulating the conduct and discipline of all Police officers.

“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed the Commissioner of Police in charge of Ebonyi State to detail the Command’s OC Provost to hand over the erring officer to the Force Provost Marshal for necessary disciplinary actions. The IGP further warned officers to ensure total compliance with the laws guiding the Force as any breach would be severely sanctioned”, the statement read.