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While serving in Lagos, I had a terrible experience with my cousin in 2023.

It was late and he's into auto repair. I went to his shop from my work place when I close. There was much work load and most of the vehicle owners needed their vehicles for the year's Christmas celebration. This caused us to stay late outside into the night as he was trying to meet up with demands.

On our way back home from the hi work place, we were accosted in a commando like style by armed men dressed in black tops and a danfo that is not branded with any police identity. They started beating us while trying to force us into the vehicle without asking us any questions.

I tried resisting because I thought they were kidnappers but I received serious beating that I couldn't even know when I was handcuffed. I was so mad. we were forced into the danfo. We saw other few people who had been met with the same terrible treatment.

While on their vehicle , I told them that they're criminals. I asked if it's wrong to be walking late at night and why they didn't ask us where we were coming from. I said all I think I could to let them know that what they're doing is wrong.

I was mad but it could have been worse. They could have done worse to me and cover it up with their usual lies which Nigerian Police are very good at.

When we got to the station, I did not stop. I continued to tell them what they're doing is criminal and they could have done better. How can you become a terror to those you were meant to protect?

Also, there was an incident at the station. I picked my phone to report what was happening to me to our corpers whatsapp group. One of them saw me and tried to forcefully take my phone which I refused. He started beating me and I told him his saving grace is that he's in a police uniform. That he can't dare do anything were we to be outside. Another policeman who saw what was happening tried to fight the man on my behalf and told him to stop beating me.

It was a terrible experience and I had to send another cousin money to bail us the next day before the lawyers could show up.

Nigeria Police are becoming criminals and a terror to those they're meant to protect and it's worse in Lagos. This happened along Lekki to Wow express road , and the police officers belong to Elemoro division that's stationed along the same road.

My advice is this, if you can, get a lawyer or you can jointly with friends get personal lawyers for yourselves. Don't try to resist arrest even when it's illegal. When given the chance, contact your lawyer and have things sorted out. But the sad thing about this advice is that law doesn't work in Nigeria and more often than not, the police always get away with these criminal actions.

Spaceshooter:
While serving in Lagos, I had a terrible experience with my cousin in 2023.

It was late and he's into auto repair. I went to his shop from my work place when I close. There was much work load and most of the vehicle owners needed their vehicles for the year's Christmas celebration. This caused us to stay late outside into the night as he was trying to meet up with demands.

On our way back home from the hi work place, we were accosted in a commando like style by armed men dressed in black tops and a danfo that is not branded with any police identity. They started beating us while trying to force us into the vehicle without asking us any questions.

I tried resisting because I thought they were kidnappers but I received serious beating that I couldn't even know when I was handcuffed. I was so mad. we were forced into the danfo. We saw other few people who had been met with the same terrible treatment.

While on their vehicle , I told them that they're criminals. I asked if it's wrong to be walking late at night and why they didn't ask us where we were coming from. I said all I think I could to let them know that what they're doing is wrong.

I was mad but it could have been worse. They could have done worse to me and cover it up with their usual lies which Nigerian Police are very good at.

When we got to the station, I did not stop. I continued to tell them what they're doing is criminal and they could have done better. How can you become a terror to those you were meant to protect?

Also, there was an incident at the station. I picked my phone to report what was happening to me to our corpers whatsapp group. One of them saw me and tried to forcefully take my phone which I refused. He started beating me and I told him his saving grace is that he's in a police uniform. That he can't dare do anything were we to be outside. Another policeman who saw what was happening tried to fight the man on my behalf and told him to stop beating me.

It was a terrible experience and I had to send another cousin money to bail us the next day before the lawyers could show up.

Nigeria Police are becoming criminals and a terror to those they're meant to protect and it's worse in Lagos. This happened along Lekki to Wow express road , and the police officers belong to Elemoro division that's stationed along the same road.

My advice is this, if you can, get a lawyer or you can jointly with friends get personal lawyers for yourselves. Don't try to resist arrest even when it's illegal. When given the chance, contact your lawyer and have things sorted out. But the sad thing about this advice is that law doesn't work in Nigeria and more often than not, the police always get away with these criminal actions.

Nigeria is a lawless place with lawless, overzealous and demonic security operatives.
They dont end well so I have no iota of pity for them…sorry about your ordeal

Nigerian police can never be and will never be my friend...

As a transporter,I constantly experience similar scenarios but just like you said, it's totally unwise to argue or fight with a policeman,cuz they can just gun you down and the next thing, they'll just cover the whole thing up with their usual lies ..

Also, staying late at night especially in this December is just like preparing food for Nigerian prince cuz their eyes dey red now,and they been looking for innocent people to arrest so that money will come out through bails.

Try as much as possible to avoid night crawling nowadays...

It's no longer fun

Don't resist arrest, yes.
Don't do illegal things, yes.

But when you try to do legal things, and a legal constitutional body messes you up illegally just to extort you, my advice to you is simple. Prepare a comeback.

Don't forgive anyone who beats you illegally. They keep doing it because they feel they would go scottfree because of how shitty the country is! Show them shitty too!

They know the law is useless in Nigeria so far they are with the guns! They know you would never win legally! So by now you know your options!

Respect the national uniform when in the office and don't fight back. After you are freed, make sure you locate them one by one when they are off duty and return the favour in tenfold. That's why it's very important to have a retentive memory.

No one has the monopoly of violence!

This is one of the beauty of the North! The armed forces DO NOT misbehave there. They only do so in the south. The northern people do NOT forgive! And I don't either.

If as a policeman/soldier/or whatever the fck you are, how you treated me is off the books, I will bring Ugo C. Ugo to you when you are off duty too so you know how it feels to mess people up! It's not a threat; it's a promise.

chatinent:
Don't resist arrest, yes.
Don't do illegal things, yes.

But when you try to do legal things, and a legal constitutional body messes you up illegally just to extort you, my advice to you is simple. Prepare a comeback.

Don't forgive anyone who beats you illegally. They keep doing it because they feel they would go scottfree because of how shitty the country is! Show them shitty too!

They know the law is useless in Nigeria so far they are with the guns! They know you would never win legally! So by now you know your options!

Respect the national uniform when in the office and don't fight back. After you are freed, make sure you locate them one by one when they are off duty and return the favour in tenfold. That's why it's very important to have a retentive memory.

No one has the monopoly of violence!

This is one of the beauty of the North! The armed forces DO NOT misbehave there. They only do so in the south. The northern people do NOT forgive! And I don't either.

If as a policeman how you treated me is off the books, I will bring Ugo C. Ugo to you when you are off duty too so you know how it feels to mess people up! It's not a threat; it's a promise.

Aura for aura 💯

All of them no work. They're after thier belly and what they will gain from you. Very terrible experience. 😕

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Dolapo aka Dolla I never forget wetin you do for me for una station(alagolo) for Ipaja aayobo he downloaded Gmail app on my phone and tagged me as scammer still collect money for bail join

I'm coming for you soon