The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has on Wednesday said that police will no longer look into people’s phones.
This comes after the Adamu on Tuesday set up a new unit called the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Unit (SARS), amidst the rising protests in major cities across the nation against police brutality.
According to Adamu, no police unit in the country will engage in profiling youths as cybercriminals or based on vehicles they drive.
“The issue of ANY Police Unit going to look into people’s phones, which is supposed to be their private property, or looking at the type of vehicle they‘re using, or profiling them to see whether they‘re yahoo boys or not—that era is gone. It is not acceptable!” —IG of @PoliceNG”
"The issue of ANY Police Unit going to look into people's phones, which is supposed to be their private property, or looking at the type of vehicle they‘re using, or profiling them to see whether they‘re yahoo boys or not—that era is gone. It is not acceptable!” —IG of @PoliceNG pic.twitter.com/7uOcuiS2H8
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) October 14, 2020
