A video circulating on social media has sparked outrage after showing a Nigerian police officer, Newton Isokpehi, allegedly thre@tening to sh0ot any citizen who attempts to record him while he is on duty.

In the widely criticised footage, Isokpehi, who claimed to have spent 26 years in the police force, also reportedly directed strong thr3ats at superior officers who allow members of the public to film law enforcement personnel.

The officer reportedly shared the video on his TikTok account identified as “Newton isokpehi for life,” where the controversial remarks were made.

“Any day I’m on duty as a police officer, carrying my rifle and doing my job, let somebody come and video me. That oga who gave you people the order to video us, he will go and do your burial. He will bury you. The number of you that I k!ll, he will be the one to bury all of you. 

I have served in the Nigerian Police Force for twenty-six years in this place where we are suffering. We suffer every single day, every time.

If anyone is bold enough, just bring your camera. Watch me properly, bring your camera and come anywhere I am. Come and video me. If you don’t do it right, I will clear everybody down, the whole bus, everybody around. I swear to God, if I don’t do it, let me d!e” he said

He also directed explicit threats at any officer who had ordered members of the public to film police on duty.

“That oga, that police officer who gave the order for people to video policemen on duty, oya, I will deal with you all harshly. You will see serious wahala, you will see problem. Problem will destroy your generation,” he said

During the video, Isokpehi who appeared to be frustrated, displayed what he described as bullet wounds on his arm, citing them as evidence of the hardship officers endure without adequate welfare support.

“You think I was born like this? This is a gunshot wound. We are just working. Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop. My whole body is covered with bullet wounds and gunshot scars. Yet I’m still suffering,” he said