Police reacts to online report of its officer using POS to collect bribe

Yesterday, there was a video circulating on social media showing a police officer allegedly collecting bribe using a POS machine. The Nigeria police force has reacted to this via its Facebook page. According to the statement released on its page, the police force says it has once used a handheld machines to verify vehicle registration details, a photo of the machine above. In the statement,

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Update: Authorities arrest driver, cook, security on the death of Cameroonian Catholic Bishop as case changes from suicide to murder

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