Two traffic policewomen, Corporals Elizabeth Itolor and Jennifer Azingbe, who were videotaped receiving N100 bribe from a bus driver in Lagos, have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.Itolor and Azingbe, attached to the Makinde Police Division, were said to have received their dismissal letters on Wednesday.The Police Provost Unit of the Lagos State Command concluded an orderly room trial of the policewomen last week.The Police Provost Unit of the Lagos State Command concluded an orderly room trial of the policewomen last week.Both women were said to have spent nine years in the police force as they were recruited in 2004.A source said Itolor and Azingbe got their letters at their duty post.He added: "they reported for work this morning and they were given dismissal letters. They have been crying ever since and appealing to everyone they know to help them salvage the situation."The corporals' dismissal is contained in a circular which stated that the policewomen were dismissed over "despicable acts and corrupt practices contrary to Paragraph E(iii) and C(iii) respectively of Schedule 1 of the Police Act and Regulations 370 of the Federation of Nigeria 1990".A video footage on Youtube posted by one Afro Finlandia a few weeks ago, showed one of the policewomen negotiating a N100 bribe with a commercial bus driver at the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway.The video led to the arrest of the women.The video shows the driver trying to negotiate but the policewoman refused to let the bus move from the spot.Angry, the driver said: "Don't abuse me because of N100. How much is N100? Me I don pass N100."The policewoman retorted: "E no concern me. Pay me my own money."The driver then instructed his conductor to hand over N100 to the policewoman. The policewoman then alighted from the bus and walked away with her colleague.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Nigerian Traffic Policewomen Caught Collecting Bribe In Lagos Dismissed
Two traffic policewomen, Corporals Elizabeth Itolor and Jennifer Azingbe, who were videotaped receiving N100 bribe from a bus driver in Lagos, have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.Itolor and Azingbe, attached to the Makinde Police Division, were said to have received their dismissal letters on Wednesday.The Police Provost Unit of the Lagos State Command concluded an orderly room trial of the policewomen last week.The Police Provost Unit of the Lagos State Command concluded an orderly room trial of the policewomen last week.Both women were said to have spent nine years in the police force as they were recruited in 2004.A source said Itolor and Azingbe got their letters at their duty post.He added: "they reported for work this morning and they were given dismissal letters. They have been crying ever since and appealing to everyone they know to help them salvage the situation."The corporals' dismissal is contained in a circular which stated that the policewomen were dismissed over "despicable acts and corrupt practices contrary to Paragraph E(iii) and C(iii) respectively of Schedule 1 of the Police Act and Regulations 370 of the Federation of Nigeria 1990".A video footage on Youtube posted by one Afro Finlandia a few weeks ago, showed one of the policewomen negotiating a N100 bribe with a commercial bus driver at the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway.The video led to the arrest of the women.The video shows the driver trying to negotiate but the policewoman refused to let the bus move from the spot.Angry, the driver said: "Don't abuse me because of N100. How much is N100? Me I don pass N100."The policewoman retorted: "E no concern me. Pay me my own money."The driver then instructed his conductor to hand over N100 to the policewoman. The policewoman then alighted from the bus and walked away with her colleague.
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