The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has cautioned Nigerians against the indiscriminate recording and circulation of videos involving police officers, particularly footage captured during official duties for content creation purposes.
Speaking during an interactive session with members of the Crime Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CCAN) in Abuja, the IGP expressed concern that the trend could undermine officers’ morale, distort public perception, and negatively affect ongoing security operations.
He also condemned the circulation of outdated or misleading videos being portrayed as recent incidents, warning that such content fuels misinformation and public panic.
According to him, “members of the public should not distract police attention with all these video clips. We are trying our best to address the genuine ones, but what is happening now is that people are coming up with old video clips that happened a very long time ago. This is not acceptable”.
