Nigeria, April 22 -- The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested and detained one of its officers for allegedly extorting N10,000 from a motorist in Lagos State, Nigeria's South-west.

The arrest and detention of the officer followed a video clip circulating on Facebook in which the unidentified motorist accused the officer of extorting N10,000 from him.

Apart from his voice, the clip did not show the motorist's photograph.

But the officer was seen in the clip collecting money from the motorist.

The motorist, as seen in the clip, narrated to PREMIUM TIMES that a team of police officers stopped him at a checkpoint in Idimu, Lagos State.

He said the officer then asked for his vehicle documents and, after inspecting them, claimed the d...