The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Tijani Fatai has restated that Police Officers are no longer allowed to search people’s phones.
CP Fatain disclosed in an interview that the Police has banned all its officers from searching people’s phones.
Instead, they are only allowed to search vehicles and ensure the well-being of passengers on the road.
He added that Nigerians are also allowed to record officers whenever they’re doing their jobs.
He stated that;
“When we know that what we’re doing is the right thing, we don’t entertain any fear of being recorded, you can record us and we can record you too, all the members of Nigerian police have been warned not to ever search anybody’s phone again, just vehicles”
Notably, the order comes amid ongoing “Stop and Search operations” across Lagos to tackle rising criminal activities including one-chance and kidnapping.
