Nigerians have taken to their social media accounts to respond to the announcement made on Thursday through the Twitter handle of Police Complaint @PoliceNG_PCRRU, saying officers don’t need a warrant to conduct a stop and search on anyone.
The ‘clarification’ was in response to a viral video showing a police officer slapping a young lady, who refused to be searched while in a vehicle enroute Benin.
in respect of this matter.
Members of the public are once again reminded that police officers doesn’t require search warrant to conduct a search on them or their luggage when accosted on public highways/roads. Citizens are also enjoined to be patience and obey simple police
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— POLICE COMPLAINT (@PoliceNG_PCRRU) May 24, 2018
Can they search our private parts like inside our pants?
— bryan (@gchild8701) May 24, 2018
Thanks for this… Because we Nigerian youths are not happy about the embarrassment we are facing day by day by the police. I can remember how I was embarrassed last year at Ikorodu garage by police which I later pay #15,000 for bail and the police gave
— Humble Hottie (@HumbleHottie) May 24, 2018
Sir, pls go to the various check points on Nigerian roads, all our officers do is fight bus, marwa and okada rider for money. there will be heavy traffic on the road officers and other uniform bodies will be there watching erring drivers while people suffer in gridlocks
— Olofin S. Adejonwo (@sydyk2010) May 24, 2018
Sir, pls go to the various check points on Nigerian roads, all our officers do is fight bus, marwa and okada rider for money. there will be heavy traffic on the road officers and other uniform bodies will be there watching erring drivers while people suffer in gridlocks
— Olofin S. Adejonwo (@sydyk2010) May 24, 2018
I must confess; the NPF has done US more harm than good in Nigeria. I totally agree with your submission that an officer doesn’t need a warrant to conduct a search on an individual for security reasons. But sir, what we see is harassment and harmed robbery everywhere by officers
— Olofin S. Adejonwo (@sydyk2010) May 24, 2018
I also remember the @PoliceNG reminding us that an officer to submit self for search 1st before searching a civilian. Can you confirm this?
— zamzam musa (@zamzano) May 24, 2018
but you once said before we allowed a police search us, we should politely demand to first search them. I once had an experience where a police search my car and saw a cent, he told me its contraband and against the law to have foreign currency, i demand the source of that law
— A (@mavis20) May 24, 2018
You need probable cause to stop an search someone. You also have absolutely no right to assault a citizen. That’s a criminal offence, especially whilst in possession of a weapon. You should be sued in court. Maybe of it start to hurt you in your pocket you will calm down.
— Alt13 (@Alt139) May 24, 2018
