Two police officers attached to the Oyo state Police Command have been detained for misusing firearms in their possession.

Some residents of the village reportedly approached the officers while providing security for a tanker suspected to be carrying fuel from the pipeline.

The two police officers were also accused of aiding vandals at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s pipeline in the village.

But speaking with The Nation in Ibadan on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor, said the two police officers were detained because of their over-zealousness and misuse of firearms in their possession when the incident occurred.

The PPRO said following the report in the dailies, the command went into full investigation to ascertain the involvement of the two officers in the alleged fuel theft.

“At the end of our investigation, it was discovered that the officers were only carrying out their assigned duty, but this did not go down well with some of the villagers who saw the presence of policemen as a denial of their means of livelihood.

“The tanker which they alleged was used to carry fuel is a water tanker belonging to Avian Farms and never used for fuel haulage. The tanker is here with us at the Eleyele police headquarters,” the state police spokesperson said.


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