Excessive abuse of power by the NPF is no longer news in Nigeria. I have heard of cases where people where brutalized, maimed and even killed for no other offence than the greatest offence a human can commit; being A Nigerian!
I had woken up today, fresh, happy and ready to go. I've laid up plans and was about executing one of them which took me to the gate of the NPF headquarters Ado-Ekiti. I had wanted to see a Lawyer there who happens to be a friend to a friend.
I walked up to one the Men at the gate to explain why I was there, only to be shouted at like a criminal.
When you talk to me you take your hands off your Pockets. Have you no home training?!!!
I was taken aback and try to explain to him that what do my hands have to do with it. Only to be threaten with guy n sticks, before I know it. Three of the Men in black were all around me spraying me blows and slaps like e-money in a wedding party.
I couldn't understand.
Standing my ground only gave me a few reserved slaps. I was though rescued by one of them on duty before things could get too messy and bloody. When has it become an offence to put your hands in your pocket when talking to a policeman?
How long can we allow these crazy, inhumane acts to continue. In our own country, with people sworn to protect us. If I could be beaten up for showing up at a NPF gate on a Saturday morning. What then is the hope of a common man.
The greatest disappointment was then I was told by my Solicitor that I shouldn't press charges since I have no physical wound to show for the brutality and embarrassment I went through.
*** I will appreciate anyone with information on how and where to make a report.

When did talking to someone with your hands in your pocket become a crime.These NPF people just channel their frustration to innocent people and justify their wicked actions by giving silly reasons.


That's why when they get killed,I usually have no pity for them.Bunch of thieves.

If you don't like your job,quit it.Instead of pouring out senseless anger on innocent people.

Even a chicken is cautious when walking outside its zone and it raises a leg up though the ground is the same...

Though intepretation can be that the chicken is cautious but from another perspective, we can say the chicken gives respect to those in the 'unknown' area because the chicken doesn't know if the area is a hostile one or a friendly one.

So, when you go to a police officer you should treat him with respect, I mean it doesn't take anything from you if you have brought out your hands from your pockets and apologized, do what you needed to do and gone home accomplished.

You don't know if anything may have transpired before you got there which made the officer get irritated by your little disrespect

na familiarity dey cause this kind nonsense, those slaps were deserved.

Aceed:
Even a chicken is cautious when walking outside its zone and it raises a leg up though the ground is the same...

Though intepretation can be that the chicken is cautious but from another perspective, we can say the chicken gives respect to those in the 'unknown' area because the chicken doesn't know if the area is a hostile one or a friendly one.

So, when you go to a police officer you should treat him with respect, I mean it doesn't take anything from you if you have brought out your hands from your pockets and apologized, do what you needed to do and gone home accomplished.

You don't know if anything may have transpired before you got there which made the officer get irritated by your little disrespect

na familiarity dey cause this kind nonsense, those slaps were deserved.

So what happens to civil conversation like : "I don't feel comfortable with your hands in your pocket” or " I find it disrespectful addressing me that way” or anything but a slap!
I wonder how you relate with people with this your kind of mindset.
God save us.

When the hands that you put in your pocket fails to bring out money for them, then it becomes an offense. If he had immediately brought out money, the next thing would have been for them to respond ' yes sir, what can we do for you or you want to see oga?

NPF officers seems to be their own special kind of dope(weed)

let me warn you, not you, you, no, i mean you if you value your life, soul and body always remember this is nigeria dont try mess with the NPF

Aceed:


We are in Africa, we are Africans and sorry we are not like our western counterparts.
Though there are similarities due to colonization, there is also a chasm of differences despite the colonization.

Are you saying Africans are barbaric? What happens to the concept of "Omoluabi” in Yoruba land? Every clime have their own form of gentlemanliness sir.

when u see the police nd they ask u to do anything, just do it quietly cause if u begin to argue with them,u will buy a bigger trouble.Most of dem r bad tempered due to d nature of their job nd might out of anger use their gun on u,so next tym b careful.