Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- A video clip circulating on social media has shown some Nigerian police operatives counting naira notes inside a police pick-up truck stationed along the road at Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria's South-south.

Many Nigerians who commented on the clip believed that the cash was the proceeds of a bribe or extortion.

In the clip, one of the operatives sitting at the back of the truck is seen counting the money carefully, while the others sit patiently. All the operatives wore their service uniform. They were unaware that they were being filmed.

The police authorities in Delta announced on Tuesday that the operatives in the "embarrassing" video have been identified and arrested.

"The policemen in the embarrassing video have...