A Metropolitan Police officer dismissed over the “wastemen” and “batty holes” remarks he made on his own podcast has confirmed plans to challenge the decision. The Idominik Efeotor appeal follows his sacking without notice after an accelerated misconduct hearing on Monday 14 September, at which every allegation against him was found proven.
Idominik Efeotor, 40, who served in the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, said he believes he was wrongfully dismissed and intends to challenge the ruling once the written outcome is issued.
“I always knew it would come to this,” he told Black Current News, adding: “But I am appealing because it’s the right thing to do.”
Efeotor appeal follows misconduct hearing ruling
The case centred on Efeotor’s podcast, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, where he identified himself as a serving officer while publishing episodes and social media content between 2024 and 2026. The panel found he had used offensive, insulting and derogatory language towards colleagues and staff — including terms such as “wastemen”, “batty holes”, “corrupt”, “liars” and “frauds” — criticised senior leaders, discussed sensitive misconduct proceedings and published material that could have identified an officer protected by an anonymity direction.
According to the Met, Efeotor had disclosed the podcast as a business interest, but permission was later withdrawn, and he continued publishing despite repeated warnings. Commander Adam Slonecki, head of Specialist Operations, said the dismissal was the right outcome, adding that Efeotor had breached standards “on many occasions and despite repeated warnings” and that there was “no place in policing for anyone whose values are so far removed from what we would expect”.
Efeotor, who joined the Met as a special constable in 2011, has said the podcast was intended to raise awareness of alleged racism and wrongdoing within the force. Addressing the language at the centre of the case, he said terms like “wastemen” reflected the south London vernacular he grew up with rather than a blanket description of all colleagues, while acknowledging that some people find the language offensive.
His lawyer, Davies, described the hearing’s conclusion as “a travesty of justice”, calling it “yet another example of a black officer being retaliated against for speaking up”. Davies also told the hearing that, according to the BBC, black officers were 81 per cent more likely to be in the misconduct system than white colleagues, as found by the Casey Review.
Employment tribunal and crowdfunding
In addition to the misconduct appeal, Efeotor says he will take the Metropolitan Police to an Employment Tribunal. He has kept a crowdfunding page open to help cover the costs of his appeal, which has so far raised £3,700, according to Black Current News.
The Met Police was approached for comment on the planned appeal and Efeotor’s wider allegations. A spokesperson declined to address them, saying all gross misconduct allegations against him had been found proven and that any decision to appeal was “a matter for” the former officer.
Efeotor has also been barred from policing. The developments come during a difficult period for the force: earlier this week two serving officers appeared in court charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, and two more officers were dismissed following proven allegations linked to the Charing Cross conduct scandal.
Reporting based on Black Current News and Inside Croydon.
