Don' tempt us with bribe - Police and FRSC officers tell Nigerians

The Nigerian Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have cautioned Nigerians to desist from offering officers bribe.

Senior FRSC official, Ntukidem Godwin charged citizens to stop committing traffic violations that will lead them to tempt officers with bribes.

“Don’t commit traffic violations and don’t offer our officers bribe. Don’t tempt us with bribe so that we can let you go,” he said.

According to him, the Corps has deployed technology through body cameras to monitor officers’ field activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which will be replicated in other states.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olaolu Adegbite, of the Force Intelligence Bureau urged the public to report any officer who demands bribe from them to the the X-Squad, the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit, and the Police Complaint Response Unit (PCRU).

“The X-Squad monitors unethical conduct. Citizens can approach the squad with information. The IG Monitoring Unit also conducts sting operations and arrests officers in the field and makes recoveries. Citizens must provide support through evidence. Citizens should stop the act of offering bribe and gratification, which is a crime under the Criminal Code” he said.

In a publication cited on Lindaikejisblog, these cautioned was made at a virtual stakeholder dialogue on “effective and sustainable strategies for curbing retail corruption” organized by the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC).




Also speaking, a senior FRSC official, Ntukidem Godwin, said