It’s An Offense For A Policeman In Uniform To Smoke In Public

By Daniel Dafe

Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, has said that it is an offence for a policeman in uniform to smoke in public.

He said this while responding to a post on X that had an attached photo showing a policeman who wore uniform smoking in public.

He wrote: “It’s not an offense for any police personnel to smoke, but it becomes a disciplinary offense when he does that on uniform and in the public.”

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According to him, ‘every policeman has the right to enjoy his fundamental human rights and privileges,” adding: “But we have our ethics and code of conduct. In this context, this officer erred.”