The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) announced the dismissal of three of its police officers for unprofessional conduct and misuse of firearms.
The affected policemen are Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi.
The force’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Thursday that the trio were assigned to escort a musician in Kano and were caught on video repeatedly firing shots from their official firearms into the air, despite the commission’s policy against such offences.
“In the course of their duty on April 7, 2023, at Kahutu Village, Katsina State, the officers repeatedly fired shots from their official firearms into the air despite police policy against firing in the air, standard operating procedure, and relevant force orders, and disregarding the possible risk to the crowd at the location, which included children,” Adejobi stated.
Adejobi added that the act was not only criminal and unprofessional but also embarrassing to the force and the nation at large.
He noted that all supervising officers should ensure that they continuously and thoroughly lecture their men to ensure they are well acquainted with all necessary standard operating procedures.
The force, however, warned all officers to ensure that they carried out their duties in line with the extant laws to avoid running foul of their provisions and attracting attendant sanctions.
