I have a habit of smiling and saying 'Hi', 'Hello' or 'Weldone' to people I passed by especially at their duty posts, but feel somehow 'afraid' to do the same to the Nigerian Police especially those with angry looking faces and guns. They are also human beings and I feel guilty sometimes when I passed them without saying a word. Nigerian police can be funny sometimes. What if after the gesture they stop you and start harassing you?

I do confidently say hi and even crack jokes with the police when I am outside Nigeria especially UK but naija police?

Do you greet them or just pass and mind your business? Let's hear your views

If you greet them, they will tell you to park - "anything for the boys". If you don't greet them; park - "where is your driver's license"

It depends on how they are dressed. That is the mode - active or inactive - which is as follows:

1. Are their clothes starched and neatly ironed?
2. Are their eyes white?
3. Do they have their rifles AK 47 in a sit-mode?
4. Are they smiling?
5. Are they on high alert?

If all are yes, then, Officer, I hail ooh otherwise, just waka pass.

Boss13: If you greet them, they will tell you to park - "anything for the boys". If you don't greet them; park - "where is your driver's license"

I mean when you walk pass them not driving in a car. BTW are police supposed to ask you for driver's license?

Only the traffic warders(Yellow fever),few of them,the ones that have been on the streets since 1800.
Theres one woman,old woman at Ikoyi bridge,she used to be at Law school.Very nice woman. I call her N500 mama and we crack jokes whenever i drive through there.

Beaf!:


I mean when you walk pass them not driving in a car. BTW are police supposed to ask you for driver's license?

Since it is ileagal to drive with out one yes they can.

Beaf!:


I mean when you walk pass them not driving in a car. BTW are police supposed to ask you for driver's license?

They ask for everything and finally ask for the Eguje

I seldom do that.

No.
Only when i am caught without my license.

Ooh yes I do,you don't get loved if you don't show love,we need to show more compassion towards our police men and women,they are Nigerian too,I use to hate them before until I met uk police,,they were so nice and cautious even with the way they talk to their people,I observed that the citizens actually appreciate their police more than we do,we need to be more nice to them,not only by greeting them but also making donation of some basic needs your neighbourhood police station might need,pls visit Ilupeju police station and seer the way it is done,you won't even believe its a nigerian police station.

It depends on my mood!

I do Greet the good looking ones and snub those ones with hard face!

Greet Nigerian police? Never! For where?

I was on duty in a north eastern part of naija, close to potiskum, but I didnt kno my destination so i looked arond for help, unfotunatly, i am "baa hausa " then i saw a police post wt some policemen infront, i went to dem, greeted dem and presentd my problm, dey hapily directd me to my destination!
It is nt a bad tng greetng or chating up an NPF personel, u only nid to b cautious abot it!

I behave normal when I pass by them so they won't stop me and be asking for my show receipt. But in my mind, I am swearing BIG swear for them.