Two traffic policewomen catch in a video  receiving  N100 bribe from a bus driver in Lagos State have been dismissed from the Nigerian Police Force.

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 the Nigerian Telegraph 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.

The policewomen suffered similar fate as their colleague one sergeant Christopher Omoleze, attached to the station Man Centre police station, who was also outed in a video posted on Youtube. He had negotiated a N25,000 bribe.

Horus: Justice was served

nekaa: Eya... I come dey pity her nau..

sagytarius™:
The Best police in Africa is located where?
Someone repeat after me....
LAGOS

sagytarius™:
The Best police in Africa is located where?
Say it after me....
LAGOS

Pizzanatty: Some will be happy and say rubbish because of your hatred for Police...but remember irrespective of what thing or say about this happening, no one has the right to video any officer on duty,when you are shot dead and placed evidence to nail you will advice those making those videos to desist.
Also Police is not the only corrupt outfit in this Nation
That woman who is got a family is now made unemployed,no thanks to the fact that senior officers benefit from the (Roger) sitting down in their offices...
You that is happy,note this: Nobody HOLY PASS
Am not trying to support the act,but let not justice be not only in the tent of the defenceless and less previleged

Davo93: .How did you reach your conclusion friend? Do you know a State commissioner of police does not have the power to dismiss any officer? Such power can only be utilised by the IG.

Pizzanatty: Some will be happy and say rubbish because of your hatred for Police...but remember irrespective of what thing or say about this happening, no one has the right to video any officer on duty,when you are shot dead and placed evidence to nail you will advice those making those videos to desist.
Also Police is not the only corrupt outfit in this Nation
That woman who is got a family is now made unemployed,no thanks to the fact that senior officers benefit from the (Roger) sitting down in their offices...
You that is happy,note this: Nobody HOLY PASS
Am not trying to support the act,but let not justice be not only in the tent of the defenceless and less previleged

adewasco2k: Now i blame that guy that shot the video, he should have expected same! first day i saw the video, i was like, this women are in for it already because such videos go viral.

When in this country are we going to ever do something right? dismissing them? even the ogas at the top does same.

They should have just been punished and warned.

I am hating this country already. #queued up at Syria Embassy

buyaka: This is jungle justice, what has happend to faruk whose case we all heard the recording of his conversation between him and otedola, and so many other cases, this is injustice, and i hate it, though i dont encourage it, but our leaders should show goos example

Baybe: Have they dismissed Farouk Lawan

manny4life: Discipline will start from the grassroots, meaning that when police officers know that they will be dismissed from their jobs, they won't extort money from innocent citizens "EVEN IF" their boss tells them to. Heck they will help expose their corrupt bosses. The journey of a thousands miles begins with a single step, like they say - BABY STEPS.