CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Nigeria Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), has warned that the agency may pursue more practical jokers over outlandish practical.
He forewarned that lavish pranksters will eventually face nemesis.
He posted a video of a practical joke in which a commuter was flogged while riding his bike, and the jokester then released a dog on him, chasing him to his complex.
The FPRO tweeted the footage and said, "You see am? Many people will continue to accuse the police of being a business if he is detained at this time. Imagine… In either case, a day is a day for the owner and a day for the thief. Make them perform am dey go.
Bendelnews cites the arrest of Oyo-based sketch creator Trinity Guy last month for a "immoral prank" following several police warnings about his outrageous prank videos.
The Oyo State Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, then charged him with sexually exploiting a youngster under the age of 10, and remanded him in custody.