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NetbizBoss:
Nigeria Police problem is psychological in nature. What do you expect people whose salary is not enough to build house while in active duty and who will be paid N1 million as gratuity and less than 35k as monthly pension after retirement to behave. Do you think they are doing police work or hustling?

Better you no enter their trap ooh.
Because they will use you hustle

Nigerian hospitals and drs are not practicing medicine , maybe more like criminal extortion centers , the guys are using their designation as physicians to commit all sorts of crimes that if they are in regulated countries they wud be in jail for a long time , some of them come to the USA with same mind set and lose their license right away

Smilingjoe4:
The officers conduct might be unprofessional but it is also there duty to protect life's and properties and that's why they took d vehicle to station. You also mentioned that is a minor accident; and let me tell you, no police man will see a victim of serious accidents and abandon them without taking them to hospital.

Officer Joe, welldone. I can see your effort defending our profession

Smilingjoe4:
The officers conduct might be unprofessional but it is also there duty to protect life's and properties and that's why they took d vehicle to station. You also mentioned that is a minor accident; and let me tell you, no police man will see a victim of serious accidents and abandon them without taking them to hospital.

Perhaps I used the wrong word when I said it was 'minor.' What I meant was that it didn't turn out to be life-threatening in the end.

The car tumbled several times and fell from a dangerous height, completely leaving the road and crashing into the area below; one would have expected a much more severe outcome.

There were visible injuries, yet the police ignored them. And what about the risk of internal bleeding in such situations? The time that should have been spent on rescue efforts was instead wasted on debating extortion payments

helpee:
@Merry100

We find a way to blame everyone but ourselves in this country.
You had an accident. You said it was major, no serious injuries yet you wanted to remove the vehicle from the scene without proper documentation.

It is not your fault...but it could be a crime scene.
You said the injuries were minor. You think police didnt see that? I can't count the number of patients i received from police when i was working in Nigeria from accident scene. They probably saw that no major injury.


1) The vehicle is an exhibit. You just had an accident. Someone may eventually die from internal injuries later. If they just allowed you to take the vehicle away, they would have conpromised investigation.

2) You could be driving under influence.
3) You may not have driving licence
4) The vehicle may be stolen...running from something.


It was a good decision to tow the vehicle to station. YOU EVENTUALLY INFLUENCED THE OFFICER. BRIBED THEM INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS then you came back to denigrate your country .

What is wrong with you? You commited a crime by bribing the officers, you didnt see yourself as part of the problem but you started blaming the country.


The hospital treated you....SEE YOUR CONCLUSION. YOU SAID THEY STILL WANTED TO COLLECT MONEY AFTERWARDS. Can you see the reason why they usually ask for deposit? No matter what they do, your conclusion after everything was that they were not supposed to collect money because you had an accident.

Go to Aso Rock clinic

Aso Rock Clinic? LMAO. Even the people funding it don't use it.

If your first reaction to injustice is to blame the victim instead of questioning the system, then it's time to get real help; don't hesitate to speak to the appropriate medical professionals.

You read a post about systemic neglect and extortion, and somehow twisted it into being my fault. That reveals more about your distorted mindset.

Try applying clear mental and ethical thinking to serious issues. Defending a failed system doesn't make you patriotic; it makes you part of the rot.

What you wrote isn't logical or reasoned analysis. It's Stockholm syndrome; you are proudly defending the very system that harms you.

Gboliwe:
If the hospital didn't do anything, what payment were they demanding?

What do you mean by they were not examined properly? What do you tag as properly?

All they did was apply antiseptics that weren't even effective in stopping the bleeding.

It felt like everything was meant to go wrong, but I thank God that, in the end, no lives were lost and the incident didn't cause lasting damage to anyone. It was only my car that got completely damaged.

baconline:
Years ago my vehicle had an collusion with another vehicle in abuja township. We agreed that all parties should fix their own vehicle. As I was towing it away police stopped us and insisted its an offence not to report the accident b4 moving the vehicles.he delayed the towing for hours till I paid 10k then.then was over 16 years ago

You committed two crimes
1) You towed away a vehicle involved in an accident thereby tampering with evidence
2) You bribed the police

Merry100:
Perhaps I used the wrong word when I said it was 'minor.' What I meant was that it didn't turn out to be life-threatening in the end.

The car tumbled several times and fell from a dangerous height, completely leaving the road and crashing into the area below; one would have expected a much more severe outcome.

There were visible injuries, yet the police ignored them. And what about the risk of internal bleeding in such situations? The time that should have been spent on rescue efforts was instead wasted on debating extortion payments

Nigeria cant get better with people like you. Then car tumbled several times, the police wanted to tow the vehicle, you bribed them because you didnt want them to tow the vehicle and you came online to claim you are the victim. They are correcting you, you kept saying they were extorting you.


You got to the hospital, you said they were not effective in stopping the bleeding. Since you could have done it more efficiently, why did you take them there? When it was time to pay, you said they shouldn't have collected money because they were not effective. If they had rejected you, you would start another lie that they were requesting for police report.

You ended up blaming everyone but yourself. You forgot you could have called 911 before police came and ambulance would have come if it is In lagos. They are effective in lagos but many of you don't know. It is the job of police to secure a potential crime scene ...and accident is a potential crime scene. You could be drunk, be over- speeding etc or be driving a car without road worthiness thereby putting lives at risk. Part of investigation involves towing that car. You bribed and bullied them because your mum knows a superior officer and you still had the guts to come online to blast the country. With citizens like you, the country can't progress.

But...but Nigeria is better than South Africa and all these mushroom, small, small countries isn't it?

helpee:
You forgot you could have called 911 before police came and ambulance would have come if it is In lagos. They are effective in lagos but many of you don't know.

^^^


911 ?

Ok.

helpee:
Nigeria cant get better with people like you. Then car tumbled several times, the police wanted to tow the vehicle, you bribed them because you didnt want them to tow the vehicle and you came online to claim you are the victim. They are correcting you, you kept saying they were extorting you.


You got to the hospital, you said they were not effective in stopping the bleeding. Since you could have done it more efficiently, why did you take them there? When it was time to pay, you said they shouldn't have collected money because they were not effective. If they had rejected you, you would start another lie that they were requesting for police report.

You ended up blaming everyone but yourself. You forgot you could have called 911 before police came and ambulance would have come if it is In lagos. They are effective in lagos but many of you don't know. It is the job of police to secure a potential crime scene ...and accident is a potential crime scene. You could be drunk, be over- speeding etc or be driving a car without road worthiness thereby putting lives at risk. Part of investigation involves towing that car. You bribed and bullied them because your mum knows a superior officer and you still had the guts to come online to blast the country. With citizens like you, the country can't progress.

Bribed the police? No, dear. I only paid the survival fee they demanded; that's the standard in the Nigerian jungle package. Don't confuse surviving under pressure with complicity. I'm guilty only of navigating a broken system, not endorsing its rot.

Before throwing words around, check their meaning. There's a massive difference between holding a system accountable and denigrating a country. Speaking out; especially when the system continues to fail the most vulnerable, isn't hate. It's hope. It's the belief that Nigeria can, and should, be better.

You and this system deserve each other. It's honestly shocking that you're more outraged about a towed car than bleeding humans. Some of us can no longer bear the silence, and we have every right to cry for change. If the truth offends you, retreat to your bedroom and cry it out there. Your unsolicited defense of dysfunction holds no weight.

Let's be real: a system that abandons victims, extorts the injured, and enables incompetence isn't worth defending. If you can't see that, maybe it's because you benefit from it. You're not just blind to the problem; you are part of it.

If you truly wanted Nigeria to improve, you'd face the facts instead of shaming victims. Change doesn't come by silencing pain; it comes by amplifying it.

Since you claim the police were "just doing their job," enlighten us: what actually happens after a car is towed to the station? How is it retrieved? What hidden fees, unexplained delays, or shady "settlements" follow? Let's not pretend the process is clean or transparent; we all know it's a mess.

Merry100:
Bribed the police? No, dear. I only paid the survival fee they demanded; that's the standard in the Nigerian jungle package. Don't confuse surviving under pressure with complicity. I'm guilty only of navigating a broken system, not endorsing its rot.

Before throwing words around, check their meaning. There's a massive difference between holding a system accountable and denigrating a country. Speaking out; especially when the system continues to fail the most vulnerable, isn't hate. It's hope. It's the belief that Nigeria can, and should, be better.

You and this system deserve each other. It's honestly shocking that you're more outraged about a towed car than bleeding humans. Some of us can no longer bear the silence, and we have every right to cry for change. If the truth offends you, retreat to your bedroom and cry it out there. Your unsolicited defense of dysfunction holds no weight.

Let's be real: a system that abandons victims, extorts the injured, and enables incompetence isn't worth defending. If you can't see that, maybe it's because you benefit from it. You're not just blind to the problem; you are part of it.

If you truly wanted Nigeria to improve, you'd face the facts instead of shaming victims. Change doesn't come by silencing pain; it comes by amplifying it.

Since you claim the police were "just doing their job," enlighten us: what actually happens after a car is towed to the station? How is it retrieved? What hidden fees, unexplained delays, or shady "settlements" follow? Let's not pretend the process is clean or transparent; we all know it's a mess.

oh...so you cared about the victims while you were busy dragging the car with the police. If you really cared about the bleeding victims your reckless driving probably caused, you would not have time to be calling your mum to be calling your village chiefs to help you beg a senior officer who eventually bullied the police.

All the time you were busy dragging car with police, you would have arranged to get the victims to the hospital or you think police vehicles are ambulances?

No one is saying the police that collected bribe instead of following the normal process are not guilty, you that bribed them is a co- criminal and you have no moral right to talk.

You went to the hospital, you were more concerned about the 20k you paid to the hospital rather than the lives of the bleeding victims. You claimed they were not professional. The police were not professional. The hospital was not professional. It was only you that caused the accident was professional in the whole scenario. Everyone was guilty and only you that paid the bribe was innocent.

You even have the gut to say that you can no longer keep quiet after paying bribe. If you want to fight the rot in the system, you won't compromise because of the inconvenience of one night and paid the police. You paid and you are now saying you are fighting the rot. Which rot? After paying bribe?

Fujiyama:
^^^


911 ?

Ok.

This is the problem with most Nigerians. They don't even know about the system. If you are in Lagos and you have a real emergency,call the emergency line. You will be shocked.

Don't call them for fun please.

One day, we had armed robbers in our house. Where is was hiding,I called the emergency line. They were very professional. She told me she would contact the nearest squad. It was around 1am, within 20 minutes, police were in my house. This is not a movie. This is real. They even called me back the following for update, response time etc.


Same with ambulance. They are effective in lagos...at least 90 percent of the time. The problem is that we don't call

Aussie2doc:
oh...so you cared about the victims while you were busy dragging the car with the police. If you really cared about the bleeding victims your reckless driving probably caused, you would not have time to be calling your mum to be calling your village chiefs to help you beg a senior officer who eventually bullied the police.

All the time you were busy dragging car with police, you would have arranged to get the victims to the hospital or you think police vehicles are ambulances?

No one is saying the police that collected bribe instead of following the normal process are not guilty, you that bribed them is a co- criminal and you have no moral right to talk.

You went to the hospital, you were more concerned about the 20k you paid to the hospital rather than the lives of the bleeding victims. You claimed they were not professional. The police were not professional. The hospital was not professional. It was only you that caused the accident was professional in the whole scenario. Everyone was guilty and only you that paid the bribe was innocent.

You even have the gut to say that you can no longer keep quiet after paying bribe. If you want to fight the rot in the system, you won't compromise because of the inconvenience of one night and paid the police. You paid and you are now saying you are fighting the rot. Which rot? After paying bribe?

Wow. Clinging to an imaginary narrative just to shift blame onto me? You speak of "reckless driving" as if you had a drone hovering over the scene. Were you there? Did you witness the accident? You could've just as easily blamed it on bad road; but I guess that wouldn't fit your version of events.

🤣 No, this has to be a joke. You actually deflected from systemic failure just to place blame on an individual also caught in that same failure? That's some impressive mental gymnastics.

You even accuse me of caring more about a hospital bill than the victims. Do you realize people can lose their lives from improper treatment? The hospital I criticized didn't even handle the injury properly; the wound had to be reopened in another hospital. And yet, you're more upset that I dared to speak than that they failed in their duty?

You speak like someone who's never truly faced chaos in this country; like someone who thinks that in the middle of panic and confusion, the average citizen should suddenly become a legal expert, a paramedic, and a civil rights activist all at once.

I had never been in a situation like that before. I didn't know what was expected. I did what I could under pressure. And instead of receiving help from those trained to assist, I was met with silence, extortion, and coldness.

Is that what you're trying to defend?

Let's be clear: the system didn't just fail me; it failed all of us. And now, because I chose to speak up, you're trying to weaponize my survival against me? That says a lot more about you.

Here's the truth: what I did wasn’t a crime; it was a consequence. And no amount of moral posturing will twist that into villainy.

Saying I shouldn't talk about the rot because I paid under pressure is like blaming a robbery victim for handing over their wallet and calling them a supporter of crime. Survival isn't endorsement; it's survival.

And yes, I will speak; because that's exactly when the silence must be broken: after the system shows you just how brutal and dehumanizing it really is. Expecting perfection from victims before they're "allowed" to speak is just another tactic to protect dysfunction and silence truth.

From a Grateful Heart. Thank you

Though we come from different backgrounds and paths in life, even as strangers, you still took the time to show compassion and wish me well. Your messages of love, empathy, and encouragement touched me more deeply than I can express.

These moments are a reminder that there are still people with good hearts; people who feel, who care, and who show up for others when it matters most.

There's a quiet, unshakable love we carry for one another; one that endures, even when the world around us tries to harden our hearts or pull us apart. That love is the thread that holds us together through the darkest times.

It's in these moments that the true spirit of Nigerians shines brightest: in our solidarity, in the way we support each other, and in our refusal to let compassion die.

To everyone who reached out, offered prayers, shared their own stories, or simply said "I see you" thank you. Your kindness reminded me that no matter what we face, our humanity is intact. We have not failed each other.

With heartfelt appreciation, thank you.
With love, always ♥️♥️♥️

Aussie2doc:
This is the problem with most Nigerians. They don't even know about the system. If you are in Lagos and you have a real emergency,call the emergency line. You will be shocked.

^^^
But the number isn't 911, is it?

Aussie2doc:
One day, we had armed robbers in our house. Where is was hiding,I called the emergency line. They were very professional. She told me she would contact the nearest squad. It was around 1am, within 20 minutes, police were in my house. This is not a movie. This is real. They even called me back the following for update, response time etc.

^^^
Good that they responded on time. Were they able to catch the criminals?

Fujiyama:
^^^
But the number isn't 911, is it?



^^^
Good that they responded on time. Were they able to catch the criminals?

Same with ambulance. They are effective in lagos...at least 90 percent of the time. The problem is that we don't call

Actually,one of my employees took a great risk. There was a door that led to my apartment. They made all them to lie face down and were collecting their phones. She was lying close to an exit door. It was at night. When they passed her after collecting her phone, she dashed into the door and locked it from behind and ran into my place. I heard a big bang on the door and I stood up. She came panting and I took her in and locked the door. I quickly went to the main switch and put out the light.
They shot the door and opened it. They saw that it was an exit. They didn't know the exit led to another building so they assumed one of the employees escaped and with the light gone, they quickly gathered whatever they could and left.

Another important fact. Two other employees jumped the fence and went to the police station close by. Those ones did not follow them. They were asking how many were they, what weapons were they carrying ? etc.

However, the ones they mobilized via emergency number immediately came, fully kitted. They were the ones that came to release us. They went into the main building, released the employees that were locked into a room by the robbers and came to the other building.

Another important fact...they were actually asking for the right building but it was late so they didn't get the precise location.

By and large, even though they didn't catch the thieves, they responded and if my employee didn't run into the building making the thieves to feel uncomfortable, they might have caught them in the act assuming we were able to call.

NetbizBoss:
Nigeria Police problem is psychological in nature. What do you expect people whose salary is not enough to build house while in active duty and who will be paid N1 million as gratuity and less than 35k as monthly pension after retirement to behave. Do you think they are doing police work or hustling?

Better you no enter their trap ooh.
Because they will use you hustle

Even of their salary is raised to 1m minimum, them nog change. It’s like it’s inducted in them while on training

Aussie2doc:
Actually,one of my employees took a great risk. There was a door that led to my apartment. They made all them to lie face down and were collecting their phones. She was lying close to an exit door. It was at night. When they passed her after collecting her phone, she dashed into the door and locked it from behind and ran into my place. I heard a big bang on the door and I stood up. She came panting and I took her in and locked the door. I quickly went to the main switch and put out the light.
They shot the door and opened it. They saw that it was an exit. They didn't know the exit led to another building so they assumed one of the employees escaped and with the light gone, they quickly gathered whatever they could and left.

Another important fact. Two other employees jumped the fence and went to the police station close by. Those ones did not follow them. They were asking how many were they, what weapons were they carrying ? etc.

However, the ones they mobilized via emergency number immediately came, fully kitted. They were the ones that came to release us. They went into the main building, released the employees that were locked into a room by the robbers and came to the other building.

Another important fact...they were actually asking for the right building but it was late so they didn't get the precise location.

By and large, even though they didn't catch the thieves, they responded and if my employee didn't run into the building making the thieves to feel uncomfortable, they might have caught them in the act assuming we were able to call.

^^^
Glad to hear that no one was hurt.

Armed robbery in this place can be a hellish experience. I was a witness to one (over 20 years ago) when a relative was shot at point blank range. He was very, very fortunate to survive (although with a pellet lodged in his chest until his death by natural causes, several years later). I can still see him in my mind's eye with blood pouring down his body - as if it happened yesterday.

Nigeria is not an easy place to live.