Police detain officer for shooting AK-47 to celebrate Ladipo Market reopening

The police have taken into custody Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi who was filmed firing shots from an AK-47 assault rifle to celebrate the reopening of the Ladipo Market in Lagos State.

Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin stated this on Wednesday via X.

“The police officer in this video, Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, serving with the Mobile Police (MOPOL), has been brought in for appropriate disciplinary actions.

“@LagosPoliceNG condemns in its entirety all forms of unprofessional and unethical behaviour on the part of its officers and men; and will definitely bring to book anyone found culpable,” he wrote.

The police officer in this video, Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, serving with the Mobile Police (MOPOL), has been brought in for appropriate disciplinary actions. @LagosPoliceNG condemns in its entirety all forms of unprofessional and unethical behaviour on the part of its… pic.twitter.com/IiXrXoaNVN

— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) October 18, 2023