Viral video: Police arrest officers filmed counting cash in patrol van

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of its officers who were caught on camera counting bundles of cash inside a patrol vehicle marked Area Command Asaba.

The viral video, which sparked outrage on social media, showed the officers openly handling the money in their van, fueling speculations that the cash may have been proceeds of extortion.

Reacting to the incident on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, announced via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle that the officers had been identified, tracked, and placed under custody.

According to him, the Command wasted no time in summoning the personnel before the Commissioner of Police after the video came to its attention.

“The policemen in the embarrassing video have been identified and arrested.

“They appeared before the CP,” Edafe wrote.

He explained that the two senior officers involved had already been issued queries, while the inspectors are facing detention ahead of formal disciplinary proceedings.

The police spokesman further assured that necessary sanctions would be imposed following the outcome of the orderly room trial, which is the Force’s internal disciplinary process for erring officers.

“The four personnel, two of them who are senior officers, have been queried while the two inspectors have been detained and are awaiting an orderly room trial,” Edafe concluded.