The Nigeria Police Force and Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Leo Da Silva, have clashed publicly over the best approach to tackling the rising threat of “one chance” criminals and other street-level offenders operating in major cities across the country.
On Sunday, the 11th of January, 2026, Da Silva expressed his frustration on X, criticizing what he called ineffective police deployment.
He questioned the value of routine road checkpoints and argued that security efforts should instead be concentrated at bus stops, where “one chance” syndicates are more active.
“Nothing pisses me off than ‘one chance’. It’s like mini kidnapping, mini banditry. Instead of police mounting useless checkpoints to greet us, why not go to bus stops and investigate these one-chance operators and grab all of them??” he wrote.
His remarks drew a response from the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who cautioned that enforcement methods must consider public convenience and avoid creating new complaints from citizens.
“I am sure you would come back to complain of police harassment, profiling and unnecessary delays at the bus stops. There are smarter ways.
“Let us start by making moves for 24/7 CCTV coverage of all bus stops. Just in case you’d ask, it isn’t for us to install, but it’ll help us a great deal,” Hundeyin stated, stressing the importance of technology-driven policing to reduce tension between officers and commuters.
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Da Silva, however, maintained his position, later clarifying that his argument was focused on the effective use of police manpower to directly confront criminal activities rather than maintaining conventional checkpoints.
“I don’t know what your first sentence means, even if that doesn’t affect me, it’s a valid complaint. Instead of deploying unnecessary checkpoints, why not suggest to the force that one chance operators must be caught.”
“Use that manpower to sort that. Abuja and Lagos, especially,” he added, drawing attention to the prevalence of the crime in Nigeria’s major urban centres.