The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, responded to Big Brother Naija “Level Up” winner Phyna regarding a video in which she is seen criticizing a police officer for filming her.
Over the weekend, Correctkidng revealed that Phyna had gone live on social media after getting into a violent argument with a police officer over who had been filming her.
After filming her, the stop and search operation on a highway by a police officer escalated into a verbal altercation.
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The police officer made it known that capturing photos and videos of those they are tracking is within the bounds of the law.
This didn’t sit well with Phyna, who stated that she had never heard of such a law before. Taking things to another level, Phyna slammed those encouraging the police to take action against her, as she questioned why the hate against her.
Replying her, SP Benjamin pointed out how Nigerians are never angry when they film police officers but find it hard and consider it harassment when a police officer does the same to them.
Noting the hypocrisy, he stated that Nigerians can’t take what they dish, as he revealed that the reality star was breaking the traffic rule, hence, the reason was for evidence.
If you were in my shoes, somebody carries phone on your face, you’ll get angry. You’ll get angry! – a Nigerian 🙄
You guys can’t even take what you dish out. A police officer uses his phone to record you, not randomly, but while you’re breaking a traffic rule and you’re all worked up about it, asking which law empowers him to rightfully get evidence. You’re unusual.
But law does not matter when you record police officers in the line of duty, sometimes just to agitate them and quickly scream harassment.”
