The Police Officers In Angela Okorie’s Viral Clip Will Be Punished – Police

The Nigeria Police Force has come out to react to the viral video showing police officers chasing Nollywood actress Angela Okorie as she jogged. NPF recently revealed that the behaviour of the officers in the video didn’t meet the standards expected of Nigerian policemen.

According to NPF Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi, their action is not consistent with the professional decorum expected of personnel of the Force, and the officers involved will be made to answer for their action.

He added that the circumstances surrounding the clip are being established, and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken based on the outcome of the review.

His words, “The Nigeria Police Force strongly frowns at the conduct of armed police officers seen in a viral video trailing actress Angela Okorie while she jogged—an act considered clearly inconsistent with the professional standards and decorum expected of personnel of the Force.

The incident, which appears to have occurred on or around a movie set, has also sparked widespread public concern and criticism.

While it remains unclear whether the scene was part of a scripted production, the conduct of the officers seen in the video falls short of the standards expected of members of the Nigeria Police Force.

Accordingly, necessary administrative processes have been initiated to identify the officers involved and determine the circumstances surrounding the video, while appropriate disciplinary action will be taken based on the outcome of the review.

The Force remains committed to upholding professionalism, discipline, and public trust.”

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Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.