Due to a Tiktok video, NPF Suspend female police officers
Due to TikTok videos, the Nigerian Police suspend two female officers and issue a warning against discreditable conducts and inappropriate social media behavior.
Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, two supernumerary police officers, have been suspended by the Nigeria Police Force due to misconduct and violations of the social media policy.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force’s public relations officer, made this announcement on Friday via his Twitter account, @Princemoye1.
The sentence title read as follows: “Impersonation: IGP issues strict warning on misuse of police restricted uniforms. As Police Suspends Two Supernumerary Officers for Discreditable Conduct, Violation of Social Media Policy.”
IMPERSONATION: IGP ISSUES STRICT WARNING ON MISUSE OF POLICE RESTRICTED UNIFORMS
As Police Suspends Two Supernumerary Officers for Discreditable Conduct, Violation of Social Media Policy
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has issued strict pic.twitter.com/crFsVY04DI— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) August 26, 2022
Adejobi claimed that the two Supernumerary employees who had been suspended had violated the Police Social Media Policy by acting irresponsibly and disrespectfully in the viral video and other videos, “with acts glorifying ill-gotten wealth and ill-morals, which has received wide condemnation from members of the public.”
Can we still see the extent they went. And they are not conventional police officers but SPY, bc they put on police uniform instead of SPY uniform. People had wrong impression about the NPF bc of this. Whereas they were taught the act, and SPY guidelines. pic.twitter.com/C0nJOzVG8d
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) August 26, 2022
While he urged all supernumerary officers to scrupulously abide by the law, he also forewarned that the force would not hesitate to impose harsh consequences against officers who broke the law.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has issued a strong warning against the continuous, unlawful, and unjustified wearing of police uniforms, which are only permitted for genuine serving personnel of the Force, according to the Force Public Relations Officer.
Part of the declaration reads, “This is coming on the heels of the suspension of 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 by the Inspector-General of Police, as captured in a video posted by one of the officers in a viral video on August 3, 2022.
“The Supernumerary Police, by the combined effects of the Police Act, 2020 and the Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/ Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY),2013 was established solely to complement the services of regular Police Officers when needed by Ministries, Departments and agencies/multi-national companies, and banks who make requests and upon approval pay for their training and cover their emoluments for the period of their engagement,” Under the Police Act of 2020, Sections 21–24.
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) August 27, 2022
Adejobi further added to the statement by saying, “It is equally important to mention that in line with Section 25 (2) (3) of the Police Act, 2020 and the Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/ Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY), 2013 issued by the Inspector-General of Police – Guidelines for SPYs, – the mode of dressing of SPY police mandates its SPY officers above the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police not to wear uniforms.”
Still in SPY issue pic.twitter.com/JtgK4bLfrk
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) August 27, 2022
“Similarly, extant laws delineate the Supernumerary uniform. It states that they must be on their approved uniform, ash coloured shirt with “SPY” inscriptions all over, over black with shoulder badge carrying the word “SUPERNUMERARY”. Supernumerary Officers adorning police black, neon blue or camouflage uniforms run afoul of the law and would be adequately sanctioned.
“The suspended supernumerary officers – Obaze Blessing with SPY number 5709, and Obaze Emmanuella Uju with SPY number 5708, 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.
There is need for the NPF to differentiate between the uniform of the SPY officers and conventional police officers as we can see in these 2 pix. SPY, supernumerary police officers are to be on ash colour shirt, with SPY inscriptions all over it, over black, . pic.twitter.com/DeeowySFMQ
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) August 26, 2022
“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. The Police hereby calls on all supernumerary officers to adhere strictly with extant laws as strict sanctions would apply to erring officers.
“The Force is similarly revisiting other matters of infractions against members of the Supernumerary Police with a view to handing out necessary sanctions to other defaulters.”
