POLICE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND AND MIGHT NEVER BE (Part I). By Philip Dimka
I cannot trace back to the roots of the popular Nigerian adage that says “Police is your Friend”. I am sure it has been around for quite long now. I have seen the sign Post in some few Nigerian Movies (that I no longer watch except recommended), but I don’t remember seeing it in person as I seldom make visits to Police Outpost. The experiences I have had by way of being a witness to some scenarios involving the Nigerian Police and ordinary civilians have left me wondering whether police is actually your friend. The recent experience I had happened earlier this week and I think I want to sue some policemen. Solomon Gyang , Martins Obla & Mapis Mathias Mandong , advise me appropriately, please. I accompanied a friend to receive some money from a Nigerian Police Outpost, which they helped him collect by way of mediation from a contract defaulter. After waiting for a few minutes, the officer in-charge arrived and walked into his office. He called out to my frie