Two policemen have been arrested after being caught on camera harassing people by forcefully checking their phones.

A Twitter user, Chinedu had taken to his timeline to share a video of the policemen harassing one of his friends.

“Is there anything new under the sun?

“My friend was harassed by the police today while he was on his way for a photo shoot,” he captioned the video.

Explaining how the incident happened, the voice of a man suspected to be the victim, was heard saying: “So, I was going for a job, this policeman stopped me, collected my phone and was searching me. But the Inspector-General of police said on Twitter that you should not search my phone. Why are you searching my phone?”

Speaking on the matter, the Lagos Police Command said the officers searched the phones under the guise of carrying out a stop and search.

One of the officers was identified as Opeyemi Kadiri, with force number 509745.

Displeased with the policemen’s conduct, Lagos Police Commissioner Abiodun Alabi ordered the immediate arrest of the officers, as he vowed not to tolerate harassment by his men.

Sharing an update on the matter, the Police Spokesperson in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin said the officers would be investigated and prosecuted.

“The officer who searched the civilian’s phone has been handed over to the provost for disciplinary action, pending their transfer to Force Headquarters, Abuja, for further disciplinary measures.

“The video clearly shows assault on the part of the officer. Further, it was established that there was no extortion, nor was there any arrest or detention,” Hundeyin added.

Prior to this development, the Lagos police spokesperson affirmed that no office has the right to search the phones belonging to members of the public.

According to Hundeyin, any officer that engages in such is not a policeman, but a scavenger.

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Previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/7263584/policeman-caught-demanding-someones-phone

This is when the hunter became meat for the bushmeat

Nice one from Nigerian Police Force

Atleast this will also ensure other Nigerian Police to obey common laws.

Time to dance to the tune of the law

Very good

I like how they are trying to reorganize the police force now.

But I know Nigerian police officers >>> Soon they will use a different means to still be doing their wicked act and making sure no evidence comes up

Nice one..

Finally, the bad eggs amongst them are being sorted. You would think these set of illiterates in uniform did not receive training during recruitment, but they choose to show total disregard for the rules of engagement.

Dirty thugs in uniform, that's what they are.

Good.
He should be publicly flogged so as to show an example of what will befall on further defaulters.

Good

Agbado Policemen. Like their Master Cardinal Cassavani Agbadola(Jaga Jaga)

Hand dey shake, leg dey shake, nyash dey leak,
Baba wey no well, e come dey shout...emi Lokan

Opeyemi Kadiri is an Amotekun operative

Some people get mind oh.

Anytime I encounter police on the Road, I technically see them as armed Robbers.

I would do whatever they ask me to, even if they steal my phone, I will leave it for them.

A police officer once threatened to beat the hell out of me if I don't admit that I'm a yahoo boy, simply because he checked my phone and couldn't see anything that would implicate me.

I can't argue with armed robbers oh, so that someone's pictures won't grace the front page of Nairaland.

At least the police is making efforts to clean themselves, when will nigerian army start their own? Abi nah only to dey recruit boko haram dem sabi

If only Eastern states will emulate this from Lagos

Very good!!

Better

Since he no fit listen to simple instructions and him work don tire him dem go use him du example....

Who buy am? Trouble dey sleep yanga go wake am.... Iswr the moment you give Nigerians small opportunity they start oppressing you, because they gave you gun and uniform , u started oppressing d youths... Because tinubu won election in lagos state in 1999 he decided to lock it up and kept the key in his pocket.... Nigerians ehn

Nah so d tin b everywhere
Na only God go help pesin
Naija police go even arrest u if u use Nokia battery for Android phone talk say nah breach of contract

I said this in the other thread. Kudos to the current police Boss

H

Good

Wait ooh! Is that these police officers are ignorant of the instructions issued by the IGP or they are just plainly acting stupid.

There has to be routine psychological evaluation of these security personnel..The indiscipline is just too much.

This news just dey sweet me I swear

Fira09:
Nice one from Nigerian Police Force Atleast this will also ensure Nigerian Police obey common laws.

You are so right.

Kudos to the Nigerian Police Complaints Response Unit.
There must be internal disciplinary actions taken against those disOBIdient officers who go against the IG's order.

This is a good way to start the clean up process in the Nigerian Police, the get rid of the bad eggs amongst them.

The Nigerian Army you're next.

Lol

That's good

Cool.