Lagos Police PRO Disguises As A Civilian, Polite Officers At Checkpoints Asked ‘For Something’

Lagos Command Police PRO ‘Hundeyin’ disguises as a civilian, officers at checkpoints asked ‘for something’.

On both occasions he was flag down by the police officers, Hundeyin said that he spent between 5 and 30 seconds.

Hundeyin, who noted he wasn’t harassed, stressed on how to relate with police officers, adding that “respect is reciprocal”.

The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has narrated his experience after disguising as a civilian and driving through police checkpoints around Ikeja at about 11:50pm.

Taken to his verified Twitter handle, Hundeyin notes that police officers at two different checkpoints didn’t even asked for his “papers”, adding that he spent between 5 and 30 seconds on both occasions.

Even though one of them asked him for “something” during his road experiment, Hundeyin who noted he wasn’t harassed, stressed on how to relate with police officers on the road, adding that “respect is reciprocal”.

He tweeted :

“I finally carried out my social experiment. I drove around Ikeja at about 11:50pm, in mufti, in a private car. I passed through two police points. I spent five seconds at the first without a word from the police officer. He simply waved me on.

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“I spent thirty seconds at the second. Officer: You be Uber? Me: No. it’s my personal car. Officer: Find me something na. Me: I no get anything. Officer: See as you fine. Find me something na. Me: (silence). Officer: Oya, dey go.

“On both occasions, immediately I was flagged down, I switched on the cabin light and wound down the glass on my side. I greeted first. In addition to this, in the second scenario, I smiled and deliberately appeared friendly.

“Note: They did not recognise me; neither did I identify myself. It never got to that. Papers weren’t even asked for. I am positive there are many people with similar experiences out there. Different strokes for different folks, I know. One thing is sure, however.

“Respect is reciprocal. Appreciate those who stand out there all day and night for lesser pay. Don’t be condescending. Don’t be unnecessarily aggressive. Don’t be docile too. Always be firm with your rights. And don’t resort to taking the laws in your hands.

“There isn’t Utopia anywhere. Report the few bad eggs and we will continue to do internal cleansing. Thought to share my social experiment. Will tinker with the variables next time.”

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