Deputy Force PRO, CSP Victor Isuku, has said police officers are legally allowed to break doors, climb through ceilings, or scale fences when arresting uncooperative suspects.
He cautioned the public against obstructing arrests and clarified that phone searches are only permitted when there is reasonable suspicion of cybercrime.
Deputy Force PRO, CSP Victor Isuku, has said police officers can break doors, enter through ceilings, or scale fences to arrest uncooperative suspects.
Speaking in Benin during the premiere of Greatest Oath (The Rescue), a film by Ocean Portal and the Nigeria Police Force, he warned: “Don’t hinder the police from arresting a suspect, otherwise you will also be arrested.”
Zone 5 spokesman, Tijani Momoh, also praised the collaboration, saying it would raise awareness of the Police’s role in ensuring security nationwide.
On phone checks, he clarified: “The police will not just stop you on the road and begin to search your phone. It is unethical, and the Inspector-General frowns at such practices. There are situations where a policeman can search your phone. If you are suspected of having committed a cybercrime, your phone will be checked.”
He identified poor funding as a major setback and urged the public to support the force with logistics, not cash inducements.
Ocean Portal boss, Dickson Oviase, said: “The movie is inspired and birthed from the outcry of the #EndSARS saga… For once, the vacuum of the absence of Police in our society stared us in the face… Let’s come together and enhance community policing. God bless Nigeria.”
