The Force Headquarters said it has invited the policeman seen in a viral video carrying a plate of food for a well-dressed woman, identified as former Ambassador Nimota Akanbi, and following her sheepishly at a colorful event.
The Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this development on Wednesday after Nigerians’ outcry.
According to available information, the event took place in Kwara State.
Adejobi said: “We have seen the policeman and we will investigate the scene and act accordingly.
“Such an act is condemnable.
“However, the policeman will be in Abuja to give us more facts about the incident as we are determined to curb such acts.”
The video, which hit social media on Tuesday, had attracted a lot of criticism, with many Nigerians insisting that most police personnel had become servants to politicians, their wives, and other Very Important Personalities in Nigeria.
The event, which was caught in the viral video, was said to be a Turbaning Ceremony held at Ilorin, Kwara State last weekend.
Akanbi is said to be a top official working with the National Senior Secondary Education Commission in the state.
The policeman is believed to be her orderly.
The video has caused many outraged Nigerians to take to their social media handles, calling for the scrapping of the police VIP department, stressing police personnel carrying food, handbags, and briefcases for VIP was not part of their professional job descriptions.
An enraged Nigerian, simply identified as Bassey, said: “Look at what our Police is being used for.
“Meanwhile, the police are not enough for the common man.
“The entire country is almost up in flames partly because of inadequate policing, yet the few privileged are using the few available police officers as housekeepers and personal servants.”
Since the release of the video, several journalists had been tackling Adejobi, describing the incident as shameful and asking the action the police hierarchy planned to take concerning the issue.
Reacting, Adejobi asked for further information concerning the video and promised that the police would look into the matter.
In order to identify the policeman, Adejobi said he had to work with the Kwara State Police Command Public Relations Officer and then check the police database.
