“I didn’t mean it” — Police officer who threatened to kill anyone recording him on duty apologises after viral outrage

Police officer apologizes after threatening to kill anyone who records him on duty

A Nigeian police officer has apologised after a viral video showed him threatening to kill anyone who recorded him while on duty.

“Please forgive me”

~ P𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤!𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 pic.twitter.com/rjSlbYdUvF

— Nigeria Stories (@NigeriaStories) May 21, 2026

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