Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says if a policeman slaps a ‘civilian’, the person has no right to retaliate.
Adejobi who stated this on Twitter, advised any such victim to file a complaint with the police authorities.
The Force PRO was reacting to a viral video of a man dragging a rifle with a policeman during a heated argument.
Adejobi further stated that if a person should assault a police personnel in uniform, it would be seen as “an act of disrespect to Nigeria.”
According to him, “Even if a policeman in uniform slaps a civilian, the civilian has no right to retaliate. More so, if he’s in uniform, it’s an act of disrespect to Nigeria to beat an officer in uniform. The disrespect is not to the policeman but to 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 actually assaulted the policeman. If police assault a civilian, you report and actions will be taken to rebuke him, not to take the law into your hands.” (sic)
“Even if a policeman in uniform slaps a civilian, the civilian has no right to retaliate, more so if he’s in uniform, its an act of disrespect to Nigeria, to beat an officer in uniform, the disrespect is not to the policeman but to our nation and it’s a crime as enshrined in https://t.co/csNA8rZLJU
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) September 17, 2022