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TikTok: Police Corporal Demoted For Promoting Cultism In Viral Video
Isaac Mathew, a police officer attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command has been demoted by the Nigerian Police Force from the rank of a Corporal to a Constable.
According to reports, the officer was captured in a viral TikTok video on May 7, 2022, singing, dancing and brandishing an AK-47 rifle in praise of a secret cult group.
Isaac who made the video dressed in full Police uniform has been slammed with the demotion as punishment while awaiting other disciplinary actions.
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This was made known in a statement on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejob.
The statement read, “This decision follows the outcome of the Orderly Room Trial of the concerned officer and a review of the recommended punishment for the offences of Discreditable Conduct, Promoting Secret Cults and violation of the Social Media Policy of the Nigeria Police Force.
“The Force is currently looking into many other disciplinary cases of unprofessionalism and misconduct by officers in encounters with members of the public.
“Meanwhile, orderly room trials are ongoing and decisions reached at the end of such trials will be made known as the current police administration is committed to a transparent, accountable and proactive policing system in Nigeria
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, therefore charges all police officers to uphold professional ethics, discipline and the ideals of the Nigeria Police Force.
“He further charges them to be committed to self-discipline in line with the IGP’s policing agenda of ethical regeneration, restoration of professional standards, enhancement of anti-corruption drive with a view to having the desired Police institution Nigerians deserve.”
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