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| SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Deleahmed: 12:30pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Although so much has been said about the corrupt nature of personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, apart from the high level of corruption that has bedeviled the operation of the outfit, the individual policeman and policewoman could be refers to as? ….. Somebody should borrow me a word.  Recently, I was going for a show, and I was supposed to pick a cousin of mine who just returned from the UK on my way. Though I did not know where he was precisely but we have agreed that I should pick him up at Bode Thomas junction, opposite a big roundabout which has the Surulere stadium is on the other side. On getting there I met my cousin, he entered, but at that point I have already drove pass the nearest U-turn to head towards Ikeja. So I had to stylishly and illegally make use of the next exit, which meant for vehicles coming from opposite direction and before I could say jack the policemen at the roundabout flashed torchlight and asked me to pull over, one of them approached us and accused me of following the wrong road. So I apologized of which he accepted , but told me that if it were to be LASTMA that caught me, that I will not escape a fine of 25k but I should pay 10K and go. Immediately I told my cousin to alight from the vehicle and move far away because his accent could increase my charges if it gets to theknowledge of the policeman. I begged him that I have only 2k on me that he should please take it, he refused and threatened to impound the vehicle and hand it over to LASTMA the following day. What surprised me was that after a long plea, the policeman asked if i have my ATM that we can quickly go and collect more cash to complete the money. I agreed and the policeman entered the car, he followed us to the ATM point and after collecting the money we dropped him off at him duty post. Guess What? … the next roundabout heading towards his duty post was far so that told me to follow ONE WAY. NIGERIAN POLICE NA WA! |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by enigmang: 12:44pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
The giver and the giveee... of bribe are both criminals... #just saying... 6 Likes |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by sunnydayasaba(m): 12:47pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
U really bleeped up, U should've insisted on the 2k...Every Nigerian Policeman standing on check point will even take less, cus they need the money badly. Never take a policeman to Bank or Atm, they are very dangerous. 3 Likes |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by zeelo2014: 12:53pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Pls NEVER try that again. Too risky. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by bigtt76(f): 12:58pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Chai! #mumu and you come here come tell us so we castigate the police man? If you knew you were not wrong why not insist on not paying? You even gree with am say you get ATM card wat if he insisted on more cash at gunpoint? SMH 2 Likes |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Nobody: 1:00pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Its quite pathetic.,,, it has become a rare thing to seee any lagos car owner who has not taken the police to atm. Mine was at Ozumba just after lawschool. I was testing this driver, and sat with him at the front. I had just finished warning him about the traffic lights and this dude, obviously enjoying the power of my v6 sped across in a futile effort to beat the light. The next thing we knew was this police power bike trailing us. Kowing fully well that they will catch up to us at the lekki toll plaza, I odered my "James Bond" driver to pull over... Well to cut long story short, we made a turn to first bank to withdraw money to avoid impounding. And to think the driver had the guts to promise me that as sOon as i pay his first salary, he will balance me...... Anyways, u know the rest. Anyway, this happened around 12pm and the Lastma yard is just 2mins drive........ 1 Like |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by enigmagu1(m): 1:05pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
bigtt76: Chai! #mumu and you come here come tell us so we castigate the police man? If you knew you were not wrong why not insist on not paying? You even gree with am say you get ATM card he ll empty his account.to.save life na... |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Jakumo(m): 1:20pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Dele.ahmed: "My friend park well. Look ATM for ya front. Na money full am, yakataa. Oya, go bring weekend own if you no wan siddon for under station counter and do mosquito customer this evening. And if you get sense you nogo mistake tell me say you no remember ya pin code number o, because I get the kind dirty slap when go let you remember am quick quick. PARK WELL, I say. " |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Deleahmed: 2:06pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
bigtt76: Chai! #mumu and you come here come tell us so we castigate the police man? If you knew you were not wrong why not insist on not paying? You even gree with am say you get ATM card wat if he insisted on more cash at gunpoint? SMH You needed to be there to witness the scene. There was no amount of begging i dint do. He refused and it was about 11:15pm. i dont know what you expect me to do. Also, this is not about castigating the police but rather the dimension the level of corruption is taking with our so called police force. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Nobody: 2:53pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Only fools who dnt drive around town in 9ja will blame dis guys. NPF r bunch of hustlers. Sefini. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Nobody: 3:05pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
bigtt76: Chai! #mumu and you come here come tell us so we castigate the police man? If you knew you were not wrong why not insist on not paying? You even gree with am say you get ATM card wat if he insisted on more cash at gunpoint? SMHwhat are you saying? Do you want the policeman to kill him because of 10k? In the middle of the night for that matter? |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by omenka(m): 3:23pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
What is following someone to the ATM compared to collecting bribes and giving change on the highway?? Have seen this happen way too often. Even soldiers do nowadays. Too bad. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Stallion77(f): 3:29pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
omenka: What is following someone to the ATM compared to collecting bribes and giving change on the highway?? Have seen this happen way too often. Even soldiers do nowadays. Too bad. this craze about money is turning dis country into something else? u mean soldiers do that too?? for real? |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Nobody: 3:39pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Dele.ahmed: Fvck you and your dirty mouth.  What level of corruption? You should be more concerned about the level at which Nigerians like you break the law. You knew the law and you still broke it. You didn't want to face the penalty, yet you broke the law again and bribed a policeman. People like you should be given extended prison sentences. Ediot 5 Likes |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Jakumo(m): 3:42pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
pDude: OC another grammar man done come o. E be like say my gun wan mis-fire today again. 2 Likes |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by chukjojo(m): 4:40pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Jenams: Only fools who dnt drive around town in 9ja will blame dis guys. NPF r bunch of hustlers. Sefini.SO YOU MEAN HE IS WRIGHT TO DRIVE ONE WAY IN TOWN ABI? I HATE POLICE WITH PASSION CONSIDERING WHAT THEY DID TO ME AND STILL DOING TO OTHERS, BUT NOT IN THIS CASE. INFACT, I THINK YOU ARE THE BIG FOOL FOR SUPPORTING A DUDE WHO DELIBRATLY INFRINGE LAW GUIDING NIGERIAN ROAD AND EVEN INITIATED FIRST CLASS BRIBERY AND STILL HAVE THE IMPETUS TO COME TO THIS FORUM TO ABUSE FREENESS OF SPEECH AND TYPING WITH HIS TECNO AND ETISALAT LINE GOD WILL SOON PURNISH FOR THEIR FREE MB. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by chuckdee4(m): 5:15pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
In as much as the policeman should not be taking bribes, you gave him a reason to collect from you. WHY DID YOU USE THE WRONG ROAD  So as much as you want to castigate the policeman, you got what you deserved. If you hadn't broken the law, the policeman would have been begging you for N200 instead of collecting N10k from you. In all you brought this upon yourself 1 Like |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by chuckdee4(m): 5:26pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
chuckjojo and pdude una head correct, oga broke the rules and is complaianing that police collected bribe from him, no be you give them chance. We know that either which way police will still collect from you but you gave them chance to demand 10k from you. Like i said that 10k could have been N200 instead It's not okay for police to collect bribe but it's alright for you to break the law  1 Like |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by omenka(m): 6:20pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Stallion77: It is realy no news that soldiers have fallen in line behind the police in this ugly act. I think this started in the late 2006 when millitary-civilian contact became all too frequent. Hence they started acting like civilians, beaming while u hand them 50naira (which seems to now be the standard toll). You give them a hundred and they hand you 50 in return. Realy realy sad. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by tellwisdom: 6:47pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Hahaha...Tomorw now, you go come begin form sharp man..Are you not "Oriented" on how to maneuver when in danger??  .. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by ninamyers: 7:45pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
Dele.ahmed:something similar happened to my dad in ph, the poor old man was harassed to the point he had to pay 140k(one Hundred and forty thousand) that he made an illegal turn, the man followed him to d atm,got 100k, and the following day my dad paid forty, i was so mad when i heard this like two weeks after. his wasn't a police officer it's some kind of lasma ph type, i dunno wat they r called cos i don't live in ph. But i was really mad. Poor man always tries to avoid any kind of whala. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Nobody: 8:55pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
I guess what op is trying to say is, rather than watch people commit the one-way crime, set up some system to prevent such crime. But I tell you these days, except you havNt experienced it, they(police) even hide themselves and pray u commit the crime and they just pounce on you from all angle. If you watch well, you will realise they are happy and excited. Rather than being upset that a crime has been committed. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by stormm: 9:20pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
@OP, this story get as e be o. 1. There is no roundabout on Bode Thomas. And the only semblance of a roundabout is Adeniran Ogunsanya junction. 2. National Stadium gate is nowhere near Bode Thomas. 3. Going out of Bode Thomas, either way, will lead you to Alaka or Babs Akerele. 4. I am still trying to understand how you got into this mess from your explanation |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Coldfaya(m): 10:03pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
nina myers: TIMARIV ( or thiefmariv as ppl call dem). Ph nuisance! Na dem gbab ur palleh so. Dos guys bin nor dey get one smile for dem face dat year sha. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by bodejohn(m): 10:22pm On Jul 30, 2013 |
I am not going to exonerate the OP for breaking the law and making it worse by bribing his way out. I knew that the Nigerian police case was past redemption on the day they went to my day's office, a distance of more than 5km to their nearest station and got him arrested for printing police id cards. The old man never had or owned a printing machine but one old guillotine machine used for cutting of paper to smaller sizes. A call to a lawyer was even more disheartening, a demand of 3k before leaving his office. I just bailed my dad the un-official way, blame me as much as you can I wasn't ready to make my dad a victim of police rascallity. The nigeria police case is past redemption. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by 3ace(m): 4:37am On Jul 31, 2013 |
Dele.ahmed: You should have simply given him a sign not to utter a word. He didn't need to alight from the vehicle. Did you also leave him behind when you took the police to the ATM? Dele.ahmed:Useless police; asking you to deliberately commit same offence he originally caught you for for his selfish gains. Like some people have advised, never take them to ATM again. Some of them are deadlier, more wicked and dangerous than an armed robber. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by 3ace(m): 5:44am On Jul 31, 2013 |
brosss: I guess what op is trying to say is, rather than watch people commit the one-way crime, set up some system to prevent such crime. But I tell you these days, except you havNt experienced it, they(police) even hide themselves and pray u commit the crime and they just pounce on you from all angle. If you watch well, you will realise they are happy and excited. Rather than being upset that a crime has been committed.In this case, the OP knew what he was doing and deliberately took an illegal route. Read it again. If I were the OP, I would have saved myself justifiable bashing by not creating a thread for the incident. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by deeptesting(m): 7:13am On Jul 31, 2013 |
You did the wrong thing, you know if it were to be the country where your Cousin just came back from you would have been cooling your feet in jail for traffic offense or pay the charges,you are as guilty as the policeman....All hand must be on deck to make Nigeria a better, safe and civilized place to live. Long live the federal republic of Nigeria. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by Nobody: 7:22am On Jul 31, 2013 |
Corruption has eaten deep into every institution of this country. |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by slap1(m): 7:36am On Jul 31, 2013 |
Did you attempt to get the name on his uniform? Thank God for your life. To those people asking him to form James Bond, what if he was shot in the process and accused of being an armed robber or something else? You would still have blamed him! OP, bro, thank God for ya head o! |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by 2goodbobo(m): 7:41am On Jul 31, 2013 |
Remove the log in your eyes first before calling the Police man shameful. 2 Likes |
| Re: SHAMEFUL: Policeman Followed Me To The ATM by TindiGladys(f): 9:01am On Jul 31, 2013 |
Seriously i think de curruptn in de NPF has gone beyond descriptn. Usually, dey demand 4 N50 frm transporters on check points. Dere ws dis day I witnessd it, de driver in front of our vehicles said he had no N50, de police man asked him 2 bring de note he had. De driver gave him a N500 note n y other vehicles were queued up at de check point waitin 2 be given pass, he gently walked ova 2 de road side n gave de N500 2 his 'oga @ de top' who ws seated dere, who inturn gave him N450 change 2 give de driver. Its no longa a hidden thing, dey do it in broad day light. |
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