IGP has reiterated that profiling Nigerians to see whether they‘re yahoo boys or not is no longer acceptable.
The Federal Government has declared that no Police officer of any unit should look into people’s phones or vehicles, or profile them to see whether they are ‘yahoo boys or not.’
"The issue of ANY Police Unit going to look into people's phones, which is supposed to be their private property, or looking at the type of vehicle they‘re using, or profiling them to see whether they‘re yahoo boys or not—that era is gone. It is not acceptable!” —IG of @PoliceNG pic.twitter.com/7uOcuiS2H8
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) October 14, 2020
This was disclosed by the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, via FG’s Twitter handle on Wednesday.
It stated, “The issue of ANY Police Unit going to look into people’s phones, which is supposed to be their private property, or looking at the type of vehicle they‘re using, or profiling them to see whether they‘re yahoo boys or not—that era is gone. It is not acceptable!”
He said, “Justice will be done. An investigation team will be constituted which will include Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to identify all abuses, and officers that are found culpable will be punished.”