I have never been a fan of the Nigerian police because of several unsavory personal experiences with them. I have made this known several times on this forum, and one time a police officer Nairalander reached out to me privately to let me know that the despite the bad eggs in the Force, good ones still exist. Although I remain unconvinced (worse now more than ever), I still maintain a cordial relationship with this person.

This afternoon, my SO was stopped by the men in black at Underbridge on the road that leads to Guiness, Oba Akran road, Ikeja. They pulled him over and proceeded to do a 'thorough search' of the vehicle. Surprise surprise, what did they find at the corner of the door of the driver's side?

Yep, you guessed right. Colorado, aka Cannabis, aka advanced SK or whatever allied street adjective is given to this brand of illegal stimulant.

This is someone who has does not even fraternize with people who smoke this nonsense, neither has he smoked this in his life. He hardly even gives people lifts so where did this stick of Igbo come from?

You are right again. Our friendly Nigerian Police Officers dropped it there for the usual hydra headed purposes of extortion, intimidation, theft, thievery, harassment etcetera etcetera.

They handcuffed this innocent young man like a common criminal, and one of them nearly slapped him, but when the officer noticed his unruffled demeanour and almost maniacally calm laughter, they realised that perhaps, just,perhaps they were messing with the wrong candidate.

A took a call from higher quarters before he was released after hours of embarrassment and being shackled like a thief who stole the neighbourhood goat.

Now my question is what would have happened if he did not have contacts that he could reach out to? He would have been hauled off to jail and milked dry. There are so many innocent people in cells languishing because the people who have sworn to serve and protect them have betrayed them.

The Nigerian Police is NOT YOUR FRIEND. When they pull you over and want to search your vehicle, be VERY vigilant. If possible you latch their hands to yours so that all of you will search together in case they want to be unfortunate. Many of them plant illegal substances in people's vehicles and living quarters so that they can have an avenue to extort and harass them, and woe betides you if you don't have either connection or money to bail yourself.

THE NIGERIAN POLICE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND!!

Ok
Madam not only dem


Even the Nigeria atmosphere is becoming unfriendly, so what do u expect from the inhabitants??


In Nigeria, if u wake up in d morning, and return home safely in the evening dont rejoice yet, make sure u re in ur dream by around 2am next day before u rejoice.

Could u believe that my boys go carry cocoa come from camp now and these same policemen wanted to drag dem to station just because dem wan collect 500 egunje, and na 200 i gave my boys, my boys are calling me just now to inform me, just cus of egunje.

Thank you for this piece ishilove.

Is there any difference between a Nigerian police and armed robbers?

They are our great enemies because they are arm robbers in uniforms,I hate them with passion

I don't get why people just leave their cars and houses to be searched without being vigilant.

For this life u gats dey smart because dis naija police go catch you off guard if you no get sense.

Rozcol:
Is there any difference between a Nigerian police and armed robbers?

Yea, the former (NPF) has the backing of the FG.

pocohantas:


Yea, the former has the backing of the FG.

So very unfortunate; just who can redeem this lost nation

Ishilove:
I have never been a fan of the Nigerian police because of several unsavory personal experiences with them. I have made this known several times on this forum, and one time a police officer Nairalander reached out to me privately to let me know that the despite the bad eggs in the Force, good ones still exist. Although I remain unconvinced (worse now more than ever), I still maintain a cordial relationship with this person.

This afternoon, my SO was stopped by the men in black at Underbridge on the road that leads to Guiness, Oba Akran road, Ikeja. They pulled him over and proceeded to do a 'thorough search' of the vehicle. Surprise surprise, what did they find at the corner of the door of the driver's side?

Yep, you guessed right. Colorado, aka Cannabis, aka advanced SK or whatever allied street adjective is given to this brand of illegal stimulant.

This is someone who has does not even fraternize with people who smoke this nonsense, neither has he smoked this in his life. He hardly even gives people lifts so where did this stick of Igbo come from?

You are right again. Our friendly Nigerian Police Officers dropped it there for the usual hydra headed purposes of extortion, intimidation, theft, thievery, harassment etcetera etcetera.

They handcuffed this innocent young man like a common criminal, and one of them nearly slapped him, but when the officer noticed his unruffled demeanour and almost maniacally calm laughter, they realised that perhaps, just,perhaps they were messing with the wrong candidate.

A took a call from higher quarters before he was released after hours of embarrassment and being shackled like a thief who stole the neighbourhood goat.

Now my question is what would have happened if he did not have contacts that he could reach out to? He would have been hauled off to jail and milked dry. There are so many innocent people in cells languishing because the people who have sworn to serve and protect them have betrayed them.

The Nigerian Police is NOT YOUR FRIEND. When they pull you over and want to search your vehicle, be VERY vigilant. If possible you latch their hands to yours so that all of you will search together in case they want to be unfortunate. THE NIGERIAN POLICE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND!!

A police officer once said these exact words to me "look at you, you fit be my junior brother age mate and you dey drive car. Yet I dey here dey carry iron (referring to his gun) from morning till night. You must find me something before you go."

I had to give him 500 naira before he let me go.

GAZZUZZ:
3 weeks ago, at the border between delta and Edo State on the asaba-benin express way, they tried same thing , unfortunately I knew his plan, and followed him like an eagle, he was disappointed and had to let go

Always make sure that only one officer searches your vehicle...
Please don't ever let another officer to start searching from the other side where your eyes are not reaching..
Just plead with him earnestly to stop his own search and allow only the officer in front of you to do the whole searching.
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Another Saving Trick is Reading their “Name Tags” and calling them by their own names.
Assuming the name on his Name Tag is “Idahat Hassan”, call him “Officer Hassan” or “Officer Idahat”, rather than just calling him “Officer”..
If you call him by his name, he attends to you more professionally.
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I've been using this trick, and it works like magic every time.

I thought everyone is aware of this trick dammn

Oldddd trick. NPF are vagabonds!

Na so one keep bullet for our door as we dey go Benin from Abuja.

God punish am that my cousin who is an intelligence service officer was there and identified himself before they could conclude their rubbish!

Na wa. So what about us who don't know anybody?

I been think say police don calm down after SARS saga.

Besides, it's rare for people to go about with hard drugs in their cars. At all at all, their dealers will bring it to their house.

Glad your SO was able to get himself out of their hands despite the embarrassment.

Nigerian police are frustrating elements of the society. The greed in all Nigerians is in them and they are using their uniforms to pepetrate it when they should curtail that of the society.

The level of dislike in my heart once I see them on the road is beyond comprehension.


It's not in my nature to hate but I really dislike them intensely.



Men I hate them joor.


Animals. Always looking to extort that's all. All the time.

WTF is stop and search? Is that how crime is solved. One stopped me the other day and said your drivers license and tint permit.

I habe two tint permits the old one and new one
I left the old one on top because once they see it, they cannot see anything else. The pretend to gloss over the rest of the papers ab flip back to the old one.

I always have the last laugh. One even said I should remove it and I told him all na paper.


One imbe told me you're welcome at checking my papers and I told him I didn't ask for the paper to be checked. Zoomed off.


Animals. Though non has ever searched my car. Like ever.

Never been in doubt.

seriously

A

Someone that collects money from you before he allowed you to pass, is that one a friend mtcheew. They are just cooperate beggers

Damnnn niggar
Isoright .......

I dey avoid those people like plague

No be today

Mheen! For this to be coming from the popular ISHILOVE herself! Wahala done wear kokoshoe ooo! Sorry ISHILOVE!

I was explaining to someone that the betterment of this country isn't the government jobs alone. The citizens themselves like the police have alot to do to rebrand themselves. This clearly explains it. Next time, be on the lookout and vigilant to avoid any implanting of whatever object. But, this trick done tey ooooo! It's good for it to be on Frontpage again anyway so as for more people to be aware.

Naija

The level of decay in the Nigerian police force is gargantuan.

Yes they are not anyone's friend

nah so Dem dey do Sha...
very useless people

ok

Go mile one police first, when you comback den tell me if the Nigerian police is ur friend