Police officers were caught on camera trying to extort authentic_cyclist, a cyclist exploring West African cities, on a bridge in Lagos on March 28.

The cyclist shared the video, which has since gone viral, on Friday.

Two officers had asked for a drone flight permit before moving on to ask for bribes.

“That your pocket is full. Give us something for our own pocket. As you see us working on this bridge, we are looking for our own pocket, too,” one of the police officers told the cyclist.

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Okoli Joseph and another officer from the 49 PMF Akodo Squadron of the Lagos Police Command can be identified from the video footage.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said that the command “totally condemns the unprofessional conduct of the officers in attempting to extort the drone operator as can be seen in the concluding part of the video” in a statement released on Saturday.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, mni, has, therefore, directed the Commanding Officer of 49 PMF Akodo, from whose squadron the police officers were duly posted to the bridge, to produce the men for appropriate disciplinary action,” he wrote.

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The cyclist has visited various cities in Nigeria and Ghana in recent months.

He has clips from markets, roads and bridges in Lagos on his Instagram page.

He later said that the police officers handled his drone roughly and caused serious damage to it.