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Police Urge Nigerians To Expose Officials Searching Phones On The Road

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reaffirmed that it is illegal for officers to inspect phones unless they are related to an ongoing case or are considered evidence.

Adejobi said the IGP had instructed officers to cease such practices with supervision from Zonal AIGs and Commanders to ensure compliance and discipline errant officers.

Despite these orders, many officers still engage in phone searches, prompting online outrage.

An X (formerly Twitter) user, Silva Nimi, questioned why officers are targeting young men on the streets and insisting on searching their phones.

Nimi asked, “Bro, why are your men after young boys in the street? What did we do wrong? What did they keep in our phones that they want to check and search for all the time?”

In response, Adejobi condemned the actions as unprofessional, stating, “Let’s have at least a scapegoat. Searching phones on the road, or without being an exhibit in a case, is not allowed and unprofessional. Recalcitrant officers won’t allow us rest, but we need to expose them.

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“However, many victims of this act only come on X or online to raise issues when they have failed to cooperate with the authority to deal with their cases.

“They betray us, compromise, and encourage the men to dwell in such with impunity. We have various experiences, and it’s disheartening that the victims even beg us to pardon the men for reasons known to them.

“For those who have done so in my office, know I turn down their pleas. Let’s take the bull by the horn and expose the bad ones. Thanks.”

 

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