Nigeria police officer sacked over YouTube video

A Nigerian policeman has been sacked after being caught on film apparently trying to extort $150 (£100) from a motorist accused of a traffic offence.The footage - secretly filmed on a Lagos highway - received thousands of hits on YouTube and has been replayed on Nigerian television channels. 

In the film, Sgt Chris Omeleze suggests he is part of a wider corrupt network.But Nigeria's central police command insists otherwise. They sacked him less than a day after the video emerged.

Correspondents say being asked for money by traffic police for real or imagined traffic offences is a common experience for many Nigerians.It is much rarer for perpetrators to be caught and penalised. 'Reasonable' sum
The film - which has received more than 123,000 hits on YouTube - shows Sgt Omeleze inside the car trying to negotiate a bribe with the driver.

It happens all over the world, Nigeria shouldn't be made an exception.