MOPOL Officers Captured In Video Receiving Cash Handouts From Chinese Nationals Were Being Compensated For Doing Good Job — Nigerian Police
A police wireless message obtained by SaharaReporters has shed light on a controversial viral video showing Mobile Police (MOPOL) officers attached to a Chinese mining company in Sagamu, Ogun State, receiving cash from foreign nationals.
The video, which has circulated widely on social media, drew public criticism and raised concerns about bribery, favoritism, and the ethical conduct of security personnel in Nigeria.
However, the police have defended the officers, insisting the money was a form of appreciation from the company’s owner and not a bribe.
The internal police communication revealed that the incident involved officers attached to AKK – Frontier Risk Management Nigeria Limited, a company reportedly operating at an approved mining site in Sagamu.Image
The wireless message read:
“GOOD AFTERNOON SIR X SITREP X MY ATTENTION WAS DRAWN THIS MORNING TO A VIDEO CLIP X SHOWING THAT MEN MINE ATTACHED TO AKK – FRONTIER RISK MANAGEMENT NIGERIA LIMITED SAGAMU X AN APPROVED BEAT MINE X WERE SEEN BEEN GIVEN CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY X SIR WHAT ACTUALLY TRANSPIRED WAS THAT X THE OWNER OF THE OF THE COMPANY CAME FROM CHINA AND WAS TOLD X THAT MEN MINE ATTACHED TO HIS COMPANY ARE CREDIBLY DOING WELL X HE REQUESTED HE WANTS TO SEE THEM AND HAVE ONE-ON-ONE WITH ALL OF THEM X INCLUDING THE CIVILIAN STAFF AND PRIVATE GUARDS X WHILE HE WAS MAKING HIS ADDRESS X ONE AMONGST THOSE WHO ESCORTED HIM A CHINESE MAN WITH HIS WIFE STARTED SHARING MONEY TO ALL OF THEM X SOMEONE MISCHIEVOUS MADE A CLIP AND POSTED TO AN INSTAGRAM PAGE X HOWEVER EFFORT IS BEEN MADE THROUGH THE COMPANY X TO TRACE THE PERPETRATOR X THE UNIT COMMANDER A DSP IS OSSUED A QUERY AND ALL OTHERS WERE DEFAULTED X THIS IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND FUTHER DIRECTIVES X PLEASE.”
The message appears to confirm that the officers were rewarded for what the company described as “credibly doing well” in the course of their assignment.
While authorities claim that the money was distributed as a gesture of goodwill by a Chinese national and his wife during an address to staff and security personnel, the viral clip has sparked outrage and suspicion over the conduct of both the officers and the foreign company.
Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, had condemned the Nigerian police over the viral video that showed Chinese nationals distributing cash to police officers.
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had also ordered the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna and DSP Aliyu Adejembi, along with his team to appear for questioning following the circulation of the video showing them lined up to receive cash handouts from the Chinese business people.
The officers are to appear before the IGP via the Force Public Relations Department on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 9am without fail. (SaharaReporters)
