Don’t allow any police officer search your phone – FCT CP

Don’t allow any police officer search your phone – FCT CP

Commissioner of Police in rate of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ahmed Sanusi, has informed Abuja citizens now not to permit any police officer seek their phone.

Sanusi stated this on Monday, July 20, at the same time as addressing newsmen in Abuja.

He entreated Nigerians inside the FCT to raise an alarm if a police officer attempts to go looking their phone.

He stated: “Don’t permit any law enforcement officials to search your phone and we’re announcing this due to the abuse and extortive tendencies of some of our officers.

“it’s been told that nobody must seek any smartphone, specially when you just arrest any individual on the street and you start looking the person’s telephone, suspecting that he’s an internet fraudster.

“this doesn’t negate the truth that phones are also being used to dedicate crime. but of course, earlier than the sort of issue can happen, the character ought to have devoted the crime, should have been well arrested and brought to the station, then while seeking to uncover a few proof, you may search to peer whether or not the cellphone or different objects are being used to perpetuate the crime.

“but that allows you to simply forestall anybody on the road and say convey your smartphone, let me seek, isn’t always criminal.

“If any policeman stops you on the road, in line with the instructions of the Inspector-standard of Police, which we are certain to obey to the closing of it, don’t open your telephone, resist and ask other people to help you name the police. you’ll see our men there.”