29/04/2026
Some time ago, I was leaving my office when my work I.D. card slipped from my pocket. I discovered after leaving the office that my I.D. card wasn't in my pocket, and I didn't particularly know where it fell. So, to avoid my card being found at a crime scene, I had to quickly report the issue at a police station in Makurdi.
At the station, I met two very ugly female police officers at the counter where I told them what had happened. The summary of it is that these two ladies collected money from me after entering my issue in a hard cover note meant for the purpose. This is ordinarilly something that doesn't require any payment, but they had to live up to their corrupt nature by extorting me.
When I got to the office the next day, lo and behold, my I.D. card was on the floor.
I've had other not too pleasant experiences in the hands of the Nigeria police. Most Nigerians have had their fair share of the shenanigans of the Nigeria police force.
In the face of all of these, the Nigeria police will never fail to remind us that, THE POLICE IS YOUR FRIEND. Really? Is the police really my friend or your friend?
Will my friend extort money from me?
Will my friend collect money for bail?
Will my friend brutalize me?
Will my friend threaten to shoot me with a weapon bought with tax payers money?
Will my friend shoot to kill?
If these and more, are what the Nigeria police force is capable of doing to me or you, then they don't deserve to be my friend or your friend.