Police Spare Okoya’s Sons, Detain Officer Featured In Viral Video

There has been a heated controversy on social media following the detention of a police officer captured in a viral video with Wahab and Raheem Okoya, sons of billionaire businessman Chief Razaq Okoya.

Osun Defender reports that the officer, whose identity has not been revealed, was detained by the police over his involvement in a viral video showing the billionaire sons allegedly abusing the Naira note.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has identified and detained the police officer in a viral video of Wahab and Raheem Okoya, the sons of the owner of Eleganza and billionaire, Razaq Okoya.

The NPF announced this via its official handle on X on Friday.

It wrote, “The policeman captured in the recent viral video shared by the sons of the Lagos businessman, Chief Okoya, where they were abusing the naira, has been identified and detained for disciplinary action.”

In the video, Wahab and Raheem Okoya were seen spraying naira notes and had the police operative, who has now been detained, hold stacks of the Nigerian currency.

Spraying naira notes is considered an offence according to Section 21(3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria 2007.

Popular socialite and cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, was arrested and imprisoned in a custodial centre for this offence in 2024.

The NPF condemned the involvement of the police officer and described it as unethical.

“The involvement of the policeman has been condemned, as it’s unethical. We will always strive hard to uphold the sanctity, credibility, and core values of the police,” the NPF noted.

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Nigerians react

Following this statement, X users are knocking the NPF for detaining the police officer and exonerating the sons of the billionaire business mogul.

Many are demanding that the same treatment be meted out to the Okoya’s sons, who were seen spraying naira notes in the video and are asking if they are above the law.

One user wrote, “As usual the boys are the offspring of the rich and powerful, the police are their tool. They have arrested and condemned the poorly trained/poorly paid police man while the spoiled/untrained children of the rich are protected.”

Another said, “The people abusing the naira are not punished, it’s the policeman that actually has no power over them at that instant that is getting punished?”

See other reactions below;

@Irrunia tweeted, “The sons of Chief Okoya abused money and they were not punished. It was the policeman standing on his own that was punished. Omo Davido was right. In this life, have money or you go suffer.”

“What about the Okoya sons that committed the offence? Tálákà ṣe agbako ni country yí,” @ExquisiteDemola tweeted.

@FredMorgan29671 wrote, “Arresting the police man and leaving those abusing the naira tell a lot about Nigeria. It’s well ire oo.”

@Tobijubril tweeted, “The policeman was arrested but you people did not see the Okoya sons spraying money, law is really for the poor in this country.”

“You detained the policeman because he is poor. Why don’t you arrest those guys?” @MaliqIfeoluwa tweeted.