It is no longer news that during festive seasons such as Christmas and New Year, members of the Nigerian Police go on what I call 'arrest spree'. It doesn't matter whether you are involved in a crime or not because you might eventually find yourself cooling off in any of the numerous police cells scattered all over the country!!! 'Abeg' or 'Nor be me do am' nor dey for police dictionary!!! For Nigerian Police, everyone seems to be a criminal during festive periods, especially, 'the Ember months' After all, police man wife and children must wear Christmas clothes and deh must eat Christmas chicken too! Below are ways you can avoid wasting useful money for better purposes on unwarranted police case:

1) Avoid roadside drinking spots: This is surely one place police officers target during this season! You might end up in cell and waste hard-earned cash trying to bail yourself while 'legally' trying to enjoy yourself in a bar. The police would always give reasons and excuses why they invaded the drinking spot...'We are looking for a criminal' and 'We suspect criminal activities here' are common reasons!!! Don't fall a victim. Rather, enjoy yourself in a bar located in a peaceful hotel/motel.

2) Always go out with an Identity card: This could be school, work or organisation ID cards. Nigerian Police are quick to label you as a 'criminal' or person of questionable character when you fail to produce an identity card at their request. Carrying an identity card can save you the stress of parting with your hard-earned 10k or even 20k!!!

3) Avoid call-girls joints: Abeg, by all means avoid Olosho joints! This one is for guys! This is one place members of the police target too. During 'ember months', police officers tend to raid brothels and red-light districts! If you are not careful, that 3-minute enjoyment on top one of those babes can take you directly to a 'comfortable cell' in Area F!!! . Police go use your money buy goat and kill this Xmas!

4) Avoid moving late in the night: This is one sure way of avoiding police arrest and cells during these ember months. The truth is that these officers might not have time to listen to your explanations whether genuine or not. You want to explain the fact that you are returning from a friend's bachelor's night or from the club? Biko, save that for the birds!!! By the time they shove you into their van like a bag of salt, you go know say na too much groundnut oil make puff-puff shine pass buns!

5) Avoid walking in group of 'Not-too-sure friends': You can never be too sure of what some people you see as 'friends' do or move about with. I know how many times I have walked past police officers in the city of Enugu in areas where police mostly arrest people...but I wasn't arrested because I was walking alone. There are two things here; first, when you walk in groups, you are only sure of yourself and not the other people. Some other persons might be moving with implicating substances or materials such as knife, dagger or marijuana. If anyone is caught in the group you are moving with, be sure that you all would be cooling off in cell within the shortest possible time! Don't forget that your innocence can easily go to the dogs in this case!

5) Avoid visiting friends where hard drugs are sold and taken: Unless you take hard drugs, which you must be ready to dance to the music when you are caught, do not visit friends or anyone close to where they sell and take drugs such as marijuana, skunk, etc. Places like this are clear targets for men of the police force. They would definitely raid places like this to make arrests and generate income for themselves through bail and settlement. If you are caught close to the scene, you are automatically a drug addict, even without evidence. 'If to say I know' nor dey inside this one o!

Avoid unnecessary movements that can bring you and your family embarrasment these ember months by being precautious!

You too can add yours!

Abegi bros....u hit dah nail on d head......better safe dan sorri...

6) Avoid driving with incomplete vehicle papers

oteneaaron:
Abegi bros....u hit dah nail on d head......better safe dan sorri...

I dey tell you! Voom better pass statement o!

MKO4ever:
6) Avoid driving with incomplete vehicle papers

Yes, that's very correct!

7. Avoid any kind of quarrelling or fight at all cost.
Police nor wan know who is right or wrong

Ekpekus:
7. Avoid any kind of quarrelling or fight at all cost.

Police nor wan know who is right or wrong

Lol bro! Even 'two fighting' dey write statement for station o!

Rapmoney:
Lol bro! Even 'two fighting' dey write statement for station o!

So true....i make one kind stewpid mistake go d share fight...bros, upon say dem nearly break my head...na so kelebe carry me go ....i write statement like say na essay.......i come go behind counter..o boy...i gats hustle bail myself oooo....upon say na share i de share fight oooo.....so for me even if na quarell..i no de near dah area at all.....police wey de hussle customers dis ember months...

Biafrans will not listen....

No.7: know how to run fast no.8: dont dress ruggedly.

Nice write up