{"id":680235,"date":"2019-08-13T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<img class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/00531845:a91b2e0f3d16c47d55b250e4277afad4:arc614x376:w770:us1.png\"\/>\n<div class=\"caption-and-credit clearfix\">\n  \n  <p>Police officer Khafi Kareem.<\/p>\n<\/div>"},"modified":"2019-08-13T18:50:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T18:50:04","slug":"nigeria-khafi-to-face-disciplinary-action-for-partaking-in-bbnaija-met-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/13\/nigeria-khafi-to-face-disciplinary-action-for-partaking-in-bbnaija-met-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Khafi to Face Disciplinary Action for Partaking in BBNaija &#8211; MET Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/00531845:a91b2e0f3d16c47d55b250e4277afad4:arc614x376:w770:us1.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption-and-credit clearfix\">\n<p>Police officer Khafi Kareem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/.caption-and-credit--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">Khafi Kareem, a contestant in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, is currently being investigated by Scotland Yard for appearing on the show without permission, Evening Standard is reporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"17\">Ms Kareem, a Met police officer, was refused permission to appear on the show by her superiors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"23\">Scotland Yard said it had not granted her request to appear on the programme and that an internal investigation would be carried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"24\">Ms Kareem, from Ekiti State, was pictured alongside Commissioner Cressida Dick when the Met celebrated 100 years of women in the force last November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">The 29-year-old, who joined the force as a police constable in 2015, was filmed allegedly having steamy on-screen romps with fellow contestant Ekpata Gedoni, 31, while appearing on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"7\">But the organisers denied that it happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">The UK Sun newspaper further reported that Khafi&#8217;s alleged sex romps with Gedoni on the show have further incensed her colleagues and bosses for bringing the force into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"20\">An unnamed colleague of the Scotland Yard officer told the Sun, &#8220;She&#8217;s a serving British police officer &#8211; it&#8217;s outrageous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"17\">&#8220;She asked permission to go on the show but, when her request was refused, she went anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">The Met said Ms Kareem was granted unpaid leave for an &#8220;unrelated reason&#8221; ahead of appearing on the show but her request to take part in the programme was denied.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.outer-ad-container.responsive-aans-view-a-container--><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"28\">A spokesman said, &#8220;A Pc, attached to the Met&#8217;s transformation command, requested permission to take part in a reality television entertainment show in Nigeria. Permission was not given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"15\">&#8220;The Met is aware that the officer has since appeared on the show without authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\">&#8220;The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed and will be carrying out an investigation into the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"12\">Read also: Buhari outlines steps being taken to tackle insecurity across Nigeria<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"19\">&#8220;The Met does not support the officer&#8217;s appearance nor does she represent the Met whilst appearing on the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"19\">The force added that any officer found to have breached police standards of professional behaviour could face misconduct proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"29\">A post on the website of Africa Magic, the television channel which broadcasts Big Brother Naija, said Ms Kareem joined the show &#8220;so that she can do societal good&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"40\">The post also stated that Ms Kareem would spend the prize money, about N30 million (\u00a368,000), on hosting a travel show in Nigeria, as well as investing in charitable causes. 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