Award winning and investigative reporter, Kunle Faleye has shared a sad and troubling encounter he had in Lagos with an officer of the Nigerian Police force.

The BBC reporter made this known in a series of tweets on his official twitter handle.

See his tweets below…

I had an encounter with a policeman today and it further reinforces my belief that we are in deep shit in this country. It wasn’t the usually hostile police encounter. It was actually one friendly one. Here’s what happened.

I sat down at my mechanic’s listening to music with headphones on and a policeman tapped me. I immediately sized him up. A lot of things jumped at me as very strange the moment he tapped me.

First of all, this man was one of the most polite policemen I have encountered this year. Believe me, there are many good policemen around. But it still feels strange when one approaches you with politeness.

I have come across policemen who would refuse to be polite even when they are asking your for “something for pure water”.

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