Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu on Thursday said policemen have no right to stop people on the road and search their mobile phones, saying it is an infringement of the law.

Odumosu who spoke in Yoruba on Lagos Television’s programme ‘Owurolawa’ also said it is a criminal act for policemen to arrest young people for indecent dressing, dreadlocks or having tattoos on their bodies, saying any policeman who engages in that will be severely punished.

He said people are free to live their lives the way they want as long as they don’t violate the law.

According to him, since the assumption of office, over 20 policemen have been arrested and detained for committing one offence or another.

” We will not condone any act of indiscipline from policemen. Any policeman who violates the law will be severely punished. The law that applies to citizens also applies to policemen”.

” The law that says motorists must not drive against oncoming traffic also applies to policemen. Any policemen or soldier that drives against traffic will be arrested”

” If you see any policeman doing anything contrary to the law, my phone numbers are available. Just put a call through and we will act promptly on it” he said.

The CP who also said anyone using explosives and firecrackers during the Yuletide will be arrested said he can be reached directly on 08169589826.
https://www.independent.ng/police-have-no-right-to-search-mobile-phones-arrest-people-for-indecent-dressing-lagos-cp-odumosu/

People like this sport betting scammer above is why the police keep searching our phones

Some people will start calling him to beg for money.. I trust my people

Ok,l "ll save that number 08169589826,l have some idle bastards at my yard

Police dash you money or to collect from you?

Olami83:
Some people will start calling him to beg for money.. I trust my people

And what if the person is perceived to be a Bandit. Even the American Police whose laws we are imitating will search to make sure there's no weapon on you For self defense during arrest

If they can obey court order is it this one

Abegee

” If you see any policeman doing anything contrary to the law, my phone numbers are available. Just put a call through and we will act promptly on it” he said.

I thought he was serious until the call me thing! But I hope he is serious..

I was almost falling for this until he put up his number for call... If you still want to live long... Do not claim you know your rights when a policeman asks to search your phone. Just hand over your phone jejely...

I'm speaking from experience...

Hmmmm i hope they hear

Tell your people

He should educate his people. They like flexing muscle on passer by but when they see robbers they'll flee.

If you see them today when they were chasing okada riders, you'll think Third World War has started

we need more police men like him

Ok okay

Nice one, hope this is not just mouth saying

Nice one

no b say wen i call u turn blank ear, u go come join make matter worse for me.

anyway go on tv for one week straight saying what u just said and see how people go dey beat police wella

Abegi. How many times una wan talk this matter

Just like recurrent music to the ears.Mitchw!

Na so they always claimed

Na so one stop me for BCJ area , they search my phone, asking me all sort of questions , About the emails I use. I told him its mine and I can use any name to nick my emails. Las las, him release my phone

Oga CP, save that bullshîts on your memory card

This one is just saying his own so as to look clean mtcheeew
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