yeyeboi:
Lol, Nigerian police wil be like " who u know for America if no be sey u be yahoo Boi " lol

yeyeboi:
Lol, Nigerian police wil be like " who u know for America if no be sey u be yahoo Boi " lol

sszest:
I have always read news of police brutality online but never fully understood what the victims went through until I had a first hand experience on Wednesday, 13th July, 2016.
On that very day, which has become a day I will never forget in my life, I was headed to jibowu to assist my sister get a bus back to the east after her visit to Lagos. Just before the park area, there was a police checkpoint and as I was walking towards the park with my sister, one of the police officers at the checkpoint signaled me to come. When I went to answer him, he demanded for my phone, I brought it out, he collected it and started scrolling through my contacts. The next thing I heard was "You are a criminal! Wetin foreign number dey do for your phone?……...". The contact in question is that of my school friend who just went to the UK for his masters program, but before I could say Jack, I have been pushed into their vehicle, a danfo bus with the registration number, XU754LND.
Each time I demanded to know what exactly my crime was, the response I got was something like "Keep Quiet! Shut Up! You are a thief! You are a criminal!…..."
My sister was not also spared of the harassment. At that point, I had to raise my voice attracting passerby's who also demanded to know when having a foreign contact has become a crime. Suddenly, their oga instructed them to move.
I don't know how the thoughts came to me but before they moved, I jumped out of the bus through the window. With the heightened tension and the increasing number of people gathering there, they just threw my phone at me and sped off.

The following day, a friend of mine suggested I make a report at a police station. I took the advice and went to Alagbon Police Statio, Ikoyi. Do you know what they told me there? That since they no longer have my phone, I shouldn't worry, that "It's a normal thing". The Nigerian police literally told me that harassment of innocent citizens is a normal thing. Who else do I report to?

My understanding is that there are dozens of similar cases that go unnoticed daily especially in Lagos. As it is, I think the only way police brutality may be put to a near end is by giving such cases as much publicity as possible. May be at some point in the future, someone in a position of authority may be touched to take genuine actions to put an end to it and not just pay lip service.

sszest:
I have always read news of police brutality online but never fully understood what the victims went through until I had a first hand experience on Wednesday, 13th July, 2016.
On that very day, which has become a day I will never forget in my life, I was headed to jibowu to assist my sister get a bus back to the east after her visit to Lagos. Just before the park area, there was a police checkpoint and as I was walking towards the park with my sister, one of the police officers at the checkpoint signaled me to come. When I went to answer him, he demanded for my phone, I brought it out, he collected it and started scrolling through my contacts. The next thing I heard was "You are a criminal! Wetin foreign number dey do for your phone?……...". The contact in question is that of my school friend who just went to the UK for his masters program, but before I could say Jack, I have been pushed into their vehicle, a danfo bus with the registration number, XU754LND.
Each time I demanded to know what exactly my crime was, the response I got was something like "Keep Quiet! Shut Up! You are a thief! You are a criminal!…..."
My sister was not also spared of the harassment. At that point, I had to raise my voice attracting passerby's who also demanded to know when having a foreign contact has become a crime. Suddenly, their oga instructed them to move.
I don't know how the thoughts came to me but before they moved, I jumped out of the bus through the window. With the heightened tension and the increasing number of people gathering there, they just threw my phone at me and sped off.

The following day, a friend of mine suggested I make a report at a police station. I took the advice and went to Alagbon Police Statio, Ikoyi. Do you know what they told me there? That since they no longer have my phone, I shouldn't worry, that "It's a normal thing". The Nigerian police literally told me that harassment of innocent citizens is a normal thing. Who else do I report to?

My understanding is that there are dozens of similar cases that go unnoticed daily especially in Lagos. As it is, I think the only way police brutality may be put to a near end is by giving such cases as much publicity as possible. May be at some point in the future, someone in a position of authority may be touched to take genuine actions to put an end to it and not just pay lip service.

waxxydude:
So are yo tryna tell me there weren't any ibo man in their midst? Look, i'm not against your biafra but calling my country and the country you were born in a zoo? Doesn't make you an animal?

Polite questions require polite answers.

waxxydude:
Police's same everywhere, but, ours seem to be too decayed. A psycological test and total over-haul if yo ask me. But again, they might be forced to bend-over cause in this harsh economy and mean environment, sharks can turn cray-fish and vice-versa.

A very sound economy and warm environment first before anything follows. So till then AVOID THE COPS.

limeta:


My guy you a good person don,t get me wrong.
But good people die, why bad people live prosper and multiply.
You need to travel out to see human countries .
A zoo is a zoo... sorry

sszest:
I took the advice and went to Alagbon Police Statio, Ikoyi. Do you know what they told me there? That since they no longer have my phone, I shouldn't worry, that "It's a normal thing". The Nigerian police literally told me that harassment of innocent citizens is a normal thing.

mrofficial:


Why are you in Oshogbo then and not Onitsha?

sszest:

My brother, pondering over it now, am not sure I will have the courage to do that again. I think it was the bystanders that encouraged me to that otherwise I would have been extorted or even locked up at the station.

BlackAfrican:
And over 800,000 people still applied for 10,000 job opening in the Nigerian Police Force. Na wa for we country o

Victorakats:
Next time endeavour to get the code number and if possible the name of the officer in operation so that you can make a detailed report and possibly approach the court if need be.
Just an advise though.

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PrinceEvolution:
i will not even read ur post..just ur headline prompt me to ask if u are new to nigeria or were u homeschooled?do u go out at allthis has been happening in nigeria since demomadness came to light in 1999..after the agbada thieves came to power police became something else..last time i visited nigeria i even realize it has grown from bad to worse..every time i read and watch AIT,TVC news online saying they have disbanded roadblocks..huhhhh..the checkpoints i came across last year made me to loose hope in that country..they av IT specialist who even knows ur phone better than you even if u hide apps or secret photos he will dig it out..the rest of his crew are duns but he is the IT man once you are stopped and they see u are driving a flashy car u appear too neat,av a nice phone that is ur offence they will want to pierce every part of u digging for soemthing to hang on to..its terrible.

limeta:


Yes am in oshogbo
But not quit the same animal as you and the lot around me

3rdlegxxx:


bro it is terrible and from my point of view, it won't change anytime soon.

waxxydude:
Police's same everywhere, but, ours seem to be too decayed. A psycological test and total over-haul if yo ask me. But again, they might be forced to bend-over cause in this harsh economy and mean environment, sharks can turn cray-fish and vice-versa.

A very sound economy and warm environment first before anything follows. So till then AVOID THE COPS.

mrofficial:


Ok. Take your wahala and go to Onitsha.

PrinceEvolution:
no..not anytime soon...lesson 1..dont argue with them....lesson 2...make sure you have nothing incriminating on you although this doesnt mean u wont be harrassed/delayed/abused/but it will make u more relaxed should you get upset and blow everything out of proportion which i always do but only in my comfort zone..dont try it on the highway they will kill you for free flee scene or even remain and tag u a robber.huh..lesson 3..dont be quick to offer bribe or egunje..cuz if u do is a green light pointing in 2 directions for them...1..u have money to path with..so they will want more..2...it might be you are hiding something even if u aint u just want your peace save time pay ur road tithe and go..this will prompt them to delay and u are never gonnna like it BRO.

3rdlegxxx:


PLEASE BRO AND FELLOW NAIRALANDERS, THIS STORY NEEDS TO TO LIKED AND SHARED AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE AND BRO DO YOU HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT? POST THIS STORY THERE RIGHT NOW, THIS SAME YOU JUST SAID IT HERE, LET'S BEGIN A HASHTAG AND MORE, IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START BEING THE CHANGE WE SEEK, PEOPLE STOP BLAMING AND COMENTING, IT'S WEAK AND USELESS, NIGERIANS COMPLAIN A WHOLE LOT.

I am not going to join the queue and insult the Nigerian Police, it's a norm, it's bad, it's wrong we all know this but still we all do nothing about it, let's start with this guy's experience... start your story on twitter, i will personally follow you and help you retweet it as far as i can till we get enough peopls attention on this, it's too bad and until we NIGERIANS stand up for all the bad things our forces do, change won't come, it's not about the president or whoever is up there, it's about us, we are over 170 million, we have the numbers, we have the voice, let's talk., let's shout, let the Nigerian youth be heard, it's bad because the police, army, politicians all know we are dumb and weak, they know they can cheat us anytime and all we would do is go online and lament and insult, swear while they keep stealing, laundering, taking bribes and doing more ill

wickedworld:



Oh yes I am with u, it is time for change and we the masses must change this criminal actitude of Nigeria police it is getting too much.

They are the real criminals, rapist, killer, liar because they think they are the law.

Time has come the masses fight Nigeria police if possible jungle justice for them if the FG will not look into their case.