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The directive also prohibits sharing any official police documents online and warns against carrying luggage or umbrellas for Very Important Persons (VIPs).
The Inspector General of Police has issued a stern directive warning all personnel against uploading photographs of themselves in uniform to social media platforms.
The directive also prohibits sharing any official police documents online and warns against carrying luggage or umbrellas for Very Important Persons (VIPs).
According to an internal wireless message dated May 3, 2025, and exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters, the instruction was relayed to all personnel of the Police Mobile Force, No. 13PMF Squadron in Makurdi, Benue State.
The memo, signed by ACP Hassan S. Aliyu, the Commanding Officer, reads:
“The Inspector General of Police has reiterated his warning on NPF Social Media Policy, and further directs that, on no account, should any police personnel use his or her uniform picture on any social media.
“He further warns that any official documents are also prohibited to be (sic) published on social media, while those attached to V.I.P’s are warned not to carry any V.I.P’s luggage (bags) or umbrellas, any disobedience to these directives will be viewed with severe sanction.”
This directive comes amid growing scrutiny over the image of the police on social media, where numerous videos and pictures have surfaced showing officers in compromising or servile positions, especially those attached to politicians and other high-profile individuals.
Recently, a video surfaced online showing Mobile Police (MOPOL) officers attached to a Chinese mining company receiving cash from foreign nationals.
In the viral video, the Chinese national could be seen handing N5,000 each to a group of police officers dressed in mobile police (MOPOL) uniform. A woman and a young girl, believed to be members of his family, also did the same.
However, the police later defended the officers, insisting the money was a form of appreciation from the company’s owner and not a bribe.
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