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An Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Newton Isokpehi, has travel nether disapproval aft a now-deleted TikTok video surfaced online showing him threatening Nigerians who grounds constabulary officers portion connected duty.
In the viral clip cited by DAILY POST, the serviceman warned that helium would sprout anyone caught filming him during operations.
He said, “Any time I’m connected work arsenic a Nigerian constabulary officer, fto anyone grounds me. That idiosyncratic volition supply the serviceman who gave them the bid to beryllium filming us, due to the fact that I volition wide everybody down.”
His connection sparked outrage among Nigerians and media commentators, with galore describing the remarks arsenic unsafe and unlawful.
Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu besides condemned the comments and called for disciplinary enactment against the officer, portion respective Nigerians tagged constabulary authorities demanding his removal.
Following the backlash, Isokpehi aboriginal apologized for the comments, admitting that citizens person the law close to grounds constabulary officers carrying retired nationalist duties.
He explained that his outburst was driven by vexation implicit distrac...
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