Another day, another unpalatable account of the excesses of the men of the Nigeria Police
This latest account was narrated by a victim, identifying as Victor Antigha Essien according to his Facebook profile. He told how he and fellow travellers were stopped at a police checkpoint on the highway while on their way to Abuja. To begin, the so-called ‘officers’ not satisfied with searching the bus on which they were travelling on, decided to search their person. Did we mention there was no search warrant?
When nothing incrimination was found on any of the passengers, the policemen then asked for the receipt of one a laptop one of the travellers was carrying with them. Can you believe that? As if that was enough, the policemen even allegedly threatened to shoot them. There is no gainsaying it, it’s all pretence to extort money from the innocent passengers. Awful.
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“When we protested, this officer threatened to shoot all of us if we disobeyed his orders. He went ahead to keep us at that spot for hours because we were not forthcoming with his demands. THIS NONSENSE MUST STOP.
“Do Police Officers carry the receipt of the gun they use for their duties?
On what basis are we to carry receipt of laptops everywhere we go?
“What is the justification of a wallet search of travellers?
What have we done to the Nigerian Police to deserve these continuous bouts of humiliation at gunpoint?
“I call on the Nigeria Police Force IGP to respond to this IMMEDIATELY. Educate the public about these laws of humiliation. Let’s know that we, the citizens, have become slaves to law enforcement agencies.
“I call on the National Assembly to look into this matter URGENTLY.
“I call on the General Public to SHARE this video until this hoodlum in uniform is brought to book.”
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