Pepper spray which is a lachrymatory agent used in policing, riot control, crowd control, and self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears has been outlawed in Nigeria.
The parties involved in the Taxify drama where PS was used
While responding to the complaint of a lady, who tweeted that she was arrested for going out with a pepper spray, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Yomi Shogunle has made it known to Nigerians that it is illegal to go out with the product.
The Police boss called the product an offensive weapon, prohibited by the Nigerian law.
Read the interaction below: