There is no gainsaying that in Nigeria today, those wearing tattoo and dreadlock has become the primary target by the police as they have often time been misjudged as criminals and as such harrassed by the uniform men.
Be that as it may, famous female cop and Police PRO, CSP Dolapo Badmus speaking at an event by Sterling Bank recently disclosed that;
“I joined the panelists of the social media week seminar organised by Sterling Bank to address the topic – “Social Media Wars – Dreads, Tattoos and Passwords’ I contributed from the angle of a law enforcement officer…”
“As expected questions were asked on why bearers of tattoos and dreadlocks were always subject of harassment and intimidation from the law enforcers?”
“Various rational suspected to may have been the cause were discussed and the clear thing I was able to make them understand at the end is that “HAVING TATTOO ON YOUR BODY OR DREADLOCKS ON YOUR HEAD DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MAKE YOU A CRIMINAL…”
“Resist the intimidation of any law enforcer who wants to use that as basis to terrorize you by remaining calm, firm, courteous and insisting on not being a criminal for having that… at the end they were informed of numbers to call whenever they encounter such!”
“It was an impactful session…..I appreciate the organisers for that great CSR… God bless our dear nation Nigeria.”
See below as posted on her Instagram page…
