Lagos State Police Command has dismissed a video footage making the rounds on social media about one of its officers using a Point-of-Sale machine popularly known as POS to extort a commercial motorcyclist.

Police Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole said it was necessary to address the situation so as to clarify the account of how the incident in question was reported on various social media platforms.

Famous-Cole, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said the video, which drew the attention of well-meaning Nigerians, saw a police officer, attached to the Makinde Police Division, allegedly using a POS to extort a motorcyclist and his passenger on Olowora Street, Mafoluku in Oshodi area.

He said the command would also like to state that the officer in the video was being investigated and the commercial bike rider had given a factual account of the event that happened to justify the actions of the police officer.

The Image-maker however urged members of the public to verify information and its sources before use on social media to avoid misconceptions emanating from false information.