Force Dismisses Policewomen For Receiving N100 Bribe

The Nigerian Police Force has dismissed two traffic policewomen caught in a
video receiving N100 bribe from a bus driver in Lagos State. The women
corporals Elizabeth Itolor and Jenifer Azingbe,
attached to the Makinde police station, were handed their dismissal letters
today.
The corporals' dismissal was 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.
The policewomen were recruited into the Nigeria Police Force in 2004.
A source, who requested anonymity, informed Newsmen that the women got
to the office today and they were handed their dismissal letters.
"They have been crying since morning. They have gone to Keyamo chambers
and other human rights offices to seek for help. The dismissal has come as a
shock," the source said.
The policewomen have been awaiting their fate since the police Provost Unit
of the Lagos State police command had concluded the Orderly room trial into
the allegation last week.
A video footage posted on YouTube by one Afro Finlandia showed a
policewoman negotiating a N100 bribe with a commercial bus driver at the
Oshodi-Apapa Express way.
A passenger in the bus recorded the bribe negotiation showing the driver
pacifying the policewoman who had refused to allow the bus move after
loading passengers.
The driver, after much pleading, angrily said, "Don't abuse me because of N100.
How much is N100? Me I don pass N100."
The policewoman, who was sitting in the bus, was adamant as she said, "E no
concern me. Pay me my own money".
The driver was seen telling the conductor to settle the policewoman so they
could move.
"Give her N100. I will return it to you later," the driver said in Yoruba.
The policewoman came down from the bus as she collected the N100 from the
conductor and the two policewomen walked away from the bus to their duty
of controlling traffic.
The video had over 40,000 viewers and caused public outrage on social media,
which led to the arrest of the women last week.