Nigerians Have No Right To Fight An Officer On Uniform- Police PRO

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Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said no citizen of the country has the right to confront policemen or retaliate, even if been slapped.

The PRO spoke about this through his Twitter account and advised that any victim of Police brutality should rather file a complaint with the law enforcement agency.

Adejobi was reacting to a viral video where a man was dragging a rifle with a policeman during a heated argument and suspicious molestation over his phone.

He further stated that if a person assaults police personnel in uniform, it would be seen as ‘an act of disrespect to Nigeria.’

He said: “The disrespect is not to the policeman but our nation and it’s a crime as enshrined in our criminal laws

“So, it’s not a case of what the policeman did that led to it, but the reaction of the civilians who assaulted the police.

“If police assault a civilian, you report and actions will be taken to rebuke him, not to take the law into your hands. (sic)

“Let alone, it’s a matter of checking phones, which can be easily reported and addressed. Now they are kept in our 5-star hotel in Lagos and will be in court on Monday.

“Are you going to visit them or send them food, or appear in court to defend them? Don’t support what is bad, ok”