The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it had identified and arrested the drunken policeman, whose photograph was published by an online news portal,SaharaReporters and Saturday PUNCH.
In the photograph, which was published on the front page of Saturday PUNCH on Saturday, the drunk policeman was seen being supported on a motorcycle by a colleague in the presence of onlookers at Amuwo Odofin in Lagos.
A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin, on Saturday said the command had commenced a full-scale investigation into the matter “in accordance with the force disciplinary procedures.”
The statement read, “The attention of the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, has been drawn to a pictorial publication on the website of SaharaReporters of 07.08.15 and the (Saturday) PUNCH newspaper of 08.08.15, depicting a policeman in uniform alleged to have been drunk.
“This is to inform the general public that the said policeman has since been identified and arrested by the command and that the Commissioner of Police has ordered a full blown (sic) investigation into the case, in accordance with the Force disciplinary procedures.
“In line with the stand of the current force leadership on discipline, the Commissioner of Police has repeatedly warned police officers of the command to desist from engaging in acts of indiscipline and going contrary to the ethics and professional standards of the Force, which are capable of dragging the name of the force and the command to disrepute.”
Owoseni thanked the public for its continued support in exposing erring officers, while he enjoined them to continue to do so to help the command to improve on its service delivery.
