In a statement on Friday, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed that the policeman featured in the video has been detained.
Adejobi added that the policeman is being subjected to disciplinary action.
Taking to X, Raheem urged Nigerians to pardon his behaviour.
He said, “To the Nigerian people, my actions were not to cause any trouble or harm.
“My intentions were pure and naive. I ask for your forgiveness and support in this situation, as I had no intention to raise such an alarm.
“I wasn’t fully aware of the consequences of my action.”
Meanwhile Nigerians have questioned the silence of the police on the fate of Okoya’s sons while the policeman in the video were detained.
Below are some comments;;
@SamuelI10540458 wrote: Why detain the Police when you could have easily picked Chief Okoya sons . This is all shades of wrong
@Slanddi: Are you disciplining him for being attached to the abuser or for standing there to watch someone abuse the naira? So how about arresting the very person who abused the naira? O no, he’s bigger than arrest, you see police can never beat the allegations, of going for easy targets.
@dammygtnet: This is laudable but will the Okoya’s be arrested for abusing Naira too
@Omolomo_o: What about the sons who mishandled the money? They’re above the law ????
@gwaniforlife: Nigeria often demonstrates a double standard when it comes to punishing offenders. During the December celebrations, Wizkid was seen on multiple occasions abusing our currency, yet no interrogation or arrest was made. However, a police officer committed the same offense.
@Mazimum_: Great, the policeman gets detained, but what happens to the real culprit? Is the naira abuse only a problem when it’s a policeman involved, or do we ignore the root cause and just play politics with discipline?
@Cs_Rockefeller: I’d judge you if you joined the Nigeria Police “force”.
These guys first ridicule these young officers by sending them as guards to the high class, then punish them when things go wrong. Where in the world do citizens rent their National/City Police?
@NejeebBello: What about the sons of the Lagos businessman, Chief Okoya? Don’t they even have names of their own? Have they been identified and detained? Have they been charged for their crime, or being sons of Chief Okoya is enough?
@pbtips_: Poor man no see life come😭
@DaddyJeeHoe: The people abusing the naira are not punished, it’s the policeman that actually has no power over them at that instant that is getting punished? Omoh.
