A man named Newton Isokpehi, who claims to be a serving police officer with 26 years of service, has sparked outrage after posting a video in which he threatens to shoot dead anyone who records him while on duty.<\/p>\n
The clip went viral on social media on Wednesday. In it, Isokpehi spoke in Pidgin English, issuing graphic threats against both members of the public and any superior officer he believed had authorised the filming of police officers on duty.<\/p>\n
Our correspondent traced his TikTok account \u2014 “Newton isokpehi for life” with the username #actor459 \u2014 where he had posted several videos of himself in a police uniform alongside personal content. The controversial video was later deleted, though the account remained active and earlier posts of him in uniform were still visible at the time of reporting.<\/p>\n
The Punch could not independently verify whether Isokpehi is actually a serving member of the Nigerian Police Force.<\/p>\n
Here is a translation of what he said:<\/p>\n
“Any day I’m on duty as a police officer, carrying my rifle and doing my job, let somebody come and video me. That oga who gave you people the order to video us, he will go and do your burial. He will bury you. The number of you that I kill, he will be the one to bury all of you.”<\/p>\n
He dared anyone to approach him with a camera while he is on duty.<\/p>\n
“I have served in the Nigerian Police Force for twenty-six years in this place where we are suffering. We suffer every single day, every time. If anyone is bold enough, just bring your camera. Watch me properly, bring your camera and come anywhere I am. Come and video me. If you don’t do it right, I will clear everybody down, the whole bus, everybody around. I swear to God, if I don’t do it, let me die.”<\/p>\n
He also directed threats at any officer who had ordered the public to film police on duty.<\/p>\n
“That oga, that police officer who gave the order for people to video policemen on duty, oya, I will deal with you all harshly. You will see serious wahala, you will see a problem. The problem will destroy your generation.”<\/p>\n
During the video, Isokpehi showed what he described as bullet wounds on his arm, saying it proved the hardship officers endure without adequate welfare support.<\/p>\n
“You think I was born like this? This is a gunshot wound. We are just working. Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop. My whole body is covered with bullet wounds and gunshot scars. Yet I’m still suffering.”<\/p>\n
He did acknowledge that the current Inspector General of Police has started addressing the backlog of unpaid insurance and death benefits owed to officers and their families.<\/p>\n
“Look at families whose fathers died many years ago. Since this IG assumed office, he has started releasing their insurance and benefits,” he said.<\/p>\n
The video was shot in a direct-to-camera style with an ironic text overlay that read “God bless police.” It has since spread widely across social media platforms.<\/p>\n
Public reaction has been swift and strongly condemnatory. Users described the officer’s conduct as dangerous, unprofessional, and a reflection of bad elements within the force.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian Police Force had not issued any official statement as of press time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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