Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has questioned the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, for insisting that Nigerians must offer help to any police in danger.
The Force, in a post on its X page and by its spokesperson, Adejobi, explained that refusals by any Nigerian called upon to assist its officers being assaulted or in danger of assault or resistance in the discharge of their duties, as a punishable offence under the law.
“When a person is called upon to aid and assist a police officer who is, while in the discharge of his duty, assaulted or resisted or in danger of being assaulted or resisted, and the person refuses or neglects to aid and assist, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for a term of three months or both,” Adejobi wrote.
However, reacting to his post, Yesufu in a post on her official X handle wrote,”Who established this duty of care?
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Reacting to her post, Netizens have taken turns to express their thoughts on the issue.
Lilian Chizoba Pilaku wrote, ” They should keep playing.”
“When did they create such law and enshrined it into constitution? They want citizens to help? The same citizens they are oppressing and intimidating? If the police treat the citizens fairly, the people will also protect them,” Iyke wrote.
“This man will sleep woke up,get to microphone with phone camera talk rubbish send to their already bought media house to air.i have heard so many rubbish from this guy,” Elon but not Musk tweeted.
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