Posted by Samuel on Wed 18th Feb, 2026 - tori.ng
The woman stated that she had gifted her brother a new phone and he left for home by boarding a public transport.
A woman took to social media to express her outrage over the alleged mistreatment of her younger brother by men reportedly identified as officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
The woman stated that she had gifted her brother a new phone and he left for home by boarding a public transport.
However, police stopped the bus he boarded and singled him and two other boys out.
The woman went on to narrate how the officers allegedly tried to shake her brother down for a bribe by asking about the source of the phone and refusing to let him go even after he provided the receipt.
The X user wrote: "I am writing to the @PoliceNG
"My brother came yesterday to get a phone I got for him, he left and boarded a public bus, while they got to this area: The underpass bridge shortly before 7 and 8 busstop, ajao, lagos, your men were under that bridge, pull the bus over, picked 3 boys out and my brother was one of them.
"They searched him and asked where he got the phone from, it was a brandnew phone in box. He said his sister gave him, they asked for receipts, i sent the receipts to him via whatsapp, they still refuse to let him go.
"I asked them for what purpose. They said they want to know exactly where the phone is coming from.....
"The receipts has all the necessary informations they needed and they can call Amazon if they want to investigate in which I know they were just being criminal themselves.
"To make the harassment worse, they told him to go print the receipts out...
How is that their business? Just curious? Also, why stereotype against an innocent boy on a public bus? Even after showing evidence of payment why keep him stranded?
"Now, my husband said they want bribe or we have to beg them.
"Is this how you protect your citizen? Is this how to do your jobs as law enforcers? I am as shocked as I could be.
"2 of them was cocking their guns when they saw us, my husband insisted I dont get out of the car. Are your men out on the street to k!ll people from the diaspora? Because cocking a gun when approaching unarmed citizen is a criminal act on it's own.
"These are the officers names. Daniel.I., Isaac.J.
"They refuse to tell us their office. How is that professional? Should we be scared of moving around lagos when we visit the country because police are hunting to take advantage of innocent citizens.
"This is not good at all! Not at all!"