Prettylima:
Na you break traffic law, na you dey complain Check my signature I produce cartons work

jumper524:
People preying on media sentiment to commit crime.
You broke traffic rule and your claiming right.
It's not the police that need retraining it's you that needs koboko.
If na USA you dey you fit try am?

kingthreat:
Let him go to America and as a black man resist arrest with American police after a traffic infarction. I can assure you he will be tweeting from the hospital bed. That is if he is lucky.

Kentuforchrist:
NPF the worst para military in the world bunch of mofos

Ekugbeh:
lol. Relax, he knows the law more than them. And the law is that it's either you pay N70,000 or get arrested.
He wanted to pay but the officer insist on arrest which is rude and uncivil

jumper524:
People preying on media sentiment to commit crime.
You broke traffic rule and your claiming right.
It's not the police that need retraining it's you that needs koboko.
If na USA you dey you fit try am?

ecolime:
Some mumus have started calling him PDP Arise Journalist.

He broke the law and should be punished, but does that mean a gun should be pointed at him?

Na from pointing of gun, misfire dey take happen.

Lets be reasonable please

LaconicINC:
He shouldn't have broken the law na, why break the law and decide how you should be treated, although the policeman is at fault to collect his keys at gun point

Maxymilliano:
Ignorance of the law is not an excuse ...

ImDStar:
Sorry oo, but Nigeria is an association of majority of foolish people.

Why must you point a gun a someone simply because he committed an offence?

His he an arm robber?

We've make abnormalities become normal in this country, and when you try to educate people that normal human being don't do this, they start abuse.

busayo2uk:

I think the point is missed here. Rufai admitted taking the BRT LANE as posited by the Police although his tweet did not confirm that, but what Rufai is trying to tell us is that you do not need to jump infront of the vehicle. In advanced Nations, you will go home and you will receive your ticket via email or Telephone inviting you to appear in court. No police officer will drag your steering wheel with you. We need exposure to understand this. Technology can do this better without police engaging anyone.

busayo2uk:

I think the point is missed here. Rufai admitted taking the BRT LANE as posited by the Police although his tweet did not confirm that, but what Rufai is trying to tell us is that you do not need to jump infront of the vehicle. In advanced Nations, you will go home and you will receive your ticket via email or Telephone inviting you to appear in court. No police officer will drag your steering wheel with you. We need exposure to understand this. Technology can do this better without police engaging anyone.as such technology is not available now how did you expect them to carry out the tasks and how are you sure the police man actually point gun at him for traffic offence

saajus:
If he didn't accept he was at fault, why will he offer to pay the infraction ticket? He said, he admitted and wanted to pay for his offense. The punishment is 70k or get arrested, so why will the Policeman leave him stranded? In developed nations, Police will still be using sir for you while sending you to jail.

naptu2:
Rufai Oseni is a journalist with Arise TV, while Ben Hundeyin is the Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command.


oseni rufai @ruffydfire



https://twitter.com/ruffydfire/status/1554067277858934785


SP Benjamin Hundeyin @BenHundeyin



https://twitter.com/BenHundeyin/status/1554072290480078849

789kol:

please be realistic..
This issue isnt about advance country..

You and I know that there is nothing like ticket here..there is no reliable database that contains the phone number and email of every Nigerian with a vehicle or motorcycle including the agberos and okada riders..

in the absence of this ..when you break traffic laws..your car should be seized then any necessary bill you need to pay for your crime .you walk into the station and settle it and collect your car.that is the system that works for us..until we get to the status of "developed countries"
when you are arrested for breaking such law and you do not submit your self easily and peaceful or you resist. the officers have every right to pull his arm or use extra measures...

am pretty sure if it was the case of all this hausa guys riding okada on BRT lane..your stand is that the okada should be seize..abi you wan tell me say na aboki go receive email of ticket? where as in your so called developed countries the motocyclist and his bike would be allowed free and ticket will be served..HYPOCRISY!

789kol:


stop being naïve..you think he truly wanted to pay for a ticket that doesnt exist or bribe the officers..

if any money is transfered to the officer..do you think it will be registered as the fee payed for committing the offense or the officer will thank God say he don see money to go house..

let be realistic here..The officers are right to have seived his vehicle ..the same way they seize the okada of abokis who do such and you see nothing wrong..
if he wants his car back , he should walk to the station and now properly pay to the authorities there

chigoizie7:
All these people saying “ will you break traffic laws in UK”? Yes people break traffic laws even the British or other citizens from developed nations and that is why traffic cops are there to enforce it in a civil manner. For example do you know how much the city of Cape Town generates from traffic violations? That’s even a means of revenue generation for the city. Why is Nigeria different? Why point a gun to a motorist and then forcefully take his keys? These officers will keep on misbehaving because they don’t have proper training and their superiors keep on shielding them.

yamunla:
Rufai Oseni


That PDP Arise TV Journalist

he was expecting applauds and criticism for lagos govt/nigeria police..

Beremx:
Nigerian Police should go kill bandits and armed robbers and leave traffic law breakers for FRSC and LASTMA

okwusdaddy:
Was there a clear road sign there stating no entry brt lane.This is becuase i have been to many places in Lagos were there are no clear road signs but I was saved by residents who warned me not to use that way, that it is one way.These traffic officers are not really interested in helping motorists obey the law all they are interested in is in generating revenue for the state government. This is very wrong and criminal .The road signs should be boldly written in such a way that everyone can see them.How would someone know if its one way if the road signs are not boldly written.

789kol:


stop being naïve..you think he truly wanted to pay for a ticket that doesnt exist or bribe the officers..

if any money is transfered to the officer..do you think it will be registered as the fee payed for committing the offense or the officer will thank God say he don see money to go house..

let be realistic here..The officers are right to have seived his vehicle ..the same way they seize the okada of abokis who do such and you see nothing wrong..
if he wants his car back , he should walk to the station and now properly pay to the authorities there

adioolayi:
You break the law and you want to use your platform to cry foul

The thing backfired


Although, I also agree there should have been a simple way of paying penalties in transparent and efficient manner. That's where the police office overdo the enforcement

jumper524:
People preying on media sentiment to commit crime.
You broke traffic rule and your claiming right.
It's not the police that need retraining it's you that needs koboko.
If na USA you dey you fit try am?

ogbonti:


shorrop there and don’t say what you don’t know - have you ever seen a US police jump into someone else’s car and drive the car away ? to where exactly ? a store front ? for what purpose ? A US police will issue you a traffic ticket and you will go to court on the appointed date on that ticket to defend your citation- if it is for lack of insurance- present your insurance as valid as of when that ticket was issued and you go your own way- If for overspending - they bring their tracker - if you can convince the judge the tracker is bias and what is being seen is false - you go away without paying anything, if not you pay the fine, if you do not have the money, they create a monthly payment plan that will be easier for you to pay over a given period - very easy

However, if you are trying to talk about 5 or 6 incidences of reckless shootings in a year by the police that makes people shout “Black Lives Matter” or police brutality in America- do not forget, more cops gets killed in the US when they stop suspicious vehicles than police kill anyone - the police won’t shoot you in America If you are respectful and obey every word they say except for very few exceptions one can classify as excessive use of force - common in a country of 300 million people and over 4 million police and law enforcement officers - 5 will be crazy in a whole year - but in naija half of police officers are crazy

So, please don’t compare the US police with naija police - we all know the only reason his key was collected at gun point is to take Rufai’s car to the station so they can extort money from him - not because they want to enforce the law!

new2012:



there are several databases, your Vehicle licencing, plate registrations, etc. the govt can validate and update the database. your assertions here is completely wrong. Nobody in the 'real' world forcefully collect our car for traffic offense