Nigerian uniformed police officers in a street fight

Nigerian uniformed police officers in a street fight

"Three policemen engaged in a brawl at Ajegunle, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Nigeria, endangering the lives of hundreds of road users with their AK 47 rifles held recklessly as they exchanged blows."

Kind of systematic of the place but a rather sad reflection. Certainly doesn't do decent people any favours? Sad to say the least.

Where are you getting this kind of photos? By the way, who are you? And where are you from?

Read my "about me" and get the answers:). I'm originally from Latvia, but i reside in Ireland; and i'm well connected with Nigeria

Have you been to Naija before?

Not often we get a model on here?

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Where are you getting this kind of photos? By the way, who are you? And where are you from?

Is that a kind of get-together or a 404's response to an embarassing thread about one's fatherland? Not quite a surprise. You raise your patriotic flag and yell out your national anthem when it comes to boko-haram threads. Even at that,you side-walk the thread.

Don't be harsh on danbuzu. Its kind of a puzzling suitation, i mean how often do you see someone from latvia that resides in Ireland and is well connected to Nigeria. The story is more interesting than two Nigerian policeman exchange 'blows'. Just saying

Originally posted by jivelissie:

The story is more interesting than two Nigerian policeman exchange 'blows'. Just saying

Yes, the fact that they were recklessly holding machine guns while "exchanging blows" sure makes it more interesting.

Originally posted by keloda:

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Where are you getting this kind of photos? By the way, who are you? And where are you from?

Is that a kind of get-together or a 404's response to an embarassing thread about one's fatherland? Not quite a surprise. You raise your patriotic flag and yell out your national anthem when it comes to boko-haram threads. Even at that,you side-walk the thread.

If a Nigerian abuse Nigeria I may reason with him, because he might have a reason. But for a forigner.... until I am completely defeated
As for u Keloda, I know the kind of Nigerian you are!

Originally posted by keloda:

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Where are you getting this kind of photos? By the way, who are you? And where are you from?

Is that a kind of get-together or a 404's response to an embarassing thread about one's fatherland? Not quite a surprise. You raise your patriotic flag and yell out your national anthem when it comes to boko-haram threads. Even at that,you side-walk the thread.

If a Nigerian abuse Nigeria I may reason with him, because he might have a reason. But for a forigner.... I can't just fold my arms and see/hear him doing that. But until I am completely defeated
As for u Keloda, I know the kind of Nigerian you are!

Originally posted by jivelissie:

Don't be harsh on danbuzu. Its kind of a puzzling suitation, i mean how often do you see someone from latvia that resides in Ireland and is well connected to Nigeria. The story is more interesting than two Nigerian policeman exchange 'blows'. Just saying

Don't mind that unpatriotic Nigerian!

Originally posted by Frenzie:

Originally posted by jivelissie:

The story is more interesting than two Nigerian policeman exchange 'blows'. Just saying

Yes, the fact that they were recklessly holding machine guns while "exchanging blows" sure makes it more interesting.

Your concern with the matter is even more interested than the entire discussions!

Is the carrying of machine guns or whatever normal practice?

Originally posted by jivelissie:

Its kind of a puzzling suitation, i mean how often do you see someone from latvia that resides in Ireland and is well connected to Nigeria. The story is more interesting than two Nigerian policeman exchange 'blows'. Just saying

makes one think of the mystery number "419". Am mute But forgive my silence

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Don't mind that unpatriotic Nigerian!

If patriotism is waving flags,yelling out ones anthem indiscriminately,and performing the "so and so,welcome to D&D" ritual, then i had better joined the above police gangs,exchanging blows,even with guns at my disposal

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Originally posted by Frenzie:

Originally posted by jivelissie:

The story is more interesting than two Nigerian policeman exchange 'blows'. Just saying

Yes, the fact that they were recklessly holding machine guns while "exchanging blows" sure makes it more interesting.

Your concern with the matter is even more interested than the entire discussions!

The fact that you call empathy for the worried-looking people "interested [sic]" probably says more about you than it does about me.

What is amusing is the audience looking on. Maybe they don't expect much else?

Originally posted by rjhowie:

Is the carrying of machine guns or whatever normal practice?

Oh yes, Nigerian police are often armed with the AK47 and other heavy arms like the Mark4 riffles even when they are not in emergency response, hardly would you see them carrying pistles like in Europe or other careful worlds: they even intimidate the civilians with their arms. It's as if they are in a war front with these heavy weapons.
Check out this one armed with two machine guns:

Originally posted by laujustice:

Oh yes, Nigerian police are often armed with the AK47 and other heavy arms like the Mark4 riffles even when they are not in emergency response, [...] they even intimidate the civilians with their arms.

I don't know nothing about Nigeria but I do know about Angola. Exactly the same and constantly used for extortion on Europeans. You have to carry money everyday for paying them at each kilometer. When in traffic you often get in front of you a pick up with a guy at the back with a mounted heavy machine gun pointed right at your head... just hope he doesn't hit a bump and presses the trigger...

What a terrible situation that police have to be like in a war on routine duties?

One thing i'd say about the Nigerian police: they totally piss me off! They prefer the show and use of force and intimidation rather than the use of intelligence

Originally posted by laujustice:

Originally posted by rjhowie:

Is the carrying of machine guns or whatever normal practice?

Oh yes, Nigerian police are often armed with the AK47 and other heavy arms like the Mark4 riffles even when they are not in emergency response, hardly would you see them carrying pistles like in Europe or other careful worlds: they even intimidate the civilians with their arms. It's as if they are in a war front with these heavy weapons.
Check out this one armed with two machine guns:

maybe some Nigerians here w'd frown at your post, i'd give it to you, ur sources are are 100% correct. Im actually writting a newspaper aticle on this issue. Might be on my blog soon...

I actually read in a foriegn publication that the nigerian police is one of the best in the world. I really think the writer was totally drunk when he wrote that.

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

I actually read in a foriegn publication that the nigerian police is one of the best in the world. I really think the writer was totally drunk when he wrote that.

Any police force that carries machine guns as a regular order of business cannot be any such thing if you ask me.

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

I actually read in a foriegn publication that the nigerian police is one of the best in the world. I really think the writer was totally drunk when he wrote that.

I'm thinking of being enlist into the profession to provide my quota towards better security of my fatherland.

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Originally posted by johnogaziechi:

I actually read in a foriegn publication that the nigerian police is one of the best in the world. I really think the writer was totally drunk when he wrote that.

I'm thinking of being enlist into the profession to provide my quota towards better security of my fatherland.

What? Afraid there aren't enough assault rifles being carried around?

Kind of sad for a country to get landed with a load of smart arses acting like Gods in uniform. A few years asgo I was stopped in a street by a foreigner to ask where a street was. I was sure I knew it but we were yards from a police station so I told him to come on in with me and they would confirm where the street was. He looked horrified and stepped back and I was puzzled at his demeanour. I coaxed him in and the desk officer was friendly and directed us so I walked him along. Then I found out that the police in his country were like paramilitaries and strtted about and intimidtaed people. He said you could never ask a poliecmean like here for a street you would get a mouthful of abuse. Even being near a police station frightened him and I had to explain that here things are different. Where have such places gone wrong?

Somewhere omnipresence turns into omnicontrol. It's not uncommon for a police officer here to let the badge on his chest go to his head. Don't ask a TN state trooper for anything, unless you wanna full background search. But generally speaking municipal and county cops/sheriffs are quite friendly when approached. The only time I've ever seen an assault rifle carried on the streets, in my short time, was after 9/11 and the soldier was happy to tell me it wasn't loaded. Police usually carry a shotgun as a secondary. With the trend moving to less than lethal (or better put "probably not lethal") the shotgun has proven more versatile. I have seen drug task force patrol cars with a rifle mounted in it, but never seen one actually pointed at anyone. Why someone would need 2 is lost on me, don't those things have interchangeable clips?... What's that fella in the picture gonna do when he catches up to that guy? lol, Seems his hands are a bit full and sitting a weapon down isn't wise.

I think if that policeman caught up with the runner the hunted would be frightened enough?!

Dat is the kind of policemen my country have trace dat story well u will find out dat the policeman shut the boy

Originally posted by khaledgoldstone:

Dat is the kind of policemen my country have trace dat story well u will find out dat the policeman shut the boy

Assuming you mean shot the boy, what boy?

Curiouser and curioser......dats what I dink of dat boy dat police shutted.

Originally posted by Frenzie:

Assuming you mean shot the boy, what boy?

What he's saying Frenzie is about the horror of assisting to a "police" to kill for nothing in a way that maybe you never saw.
When caught, you will not want to be at the place of that fugitive. I guarantee you that.

I am certain the are fighting over shandi... Twenty naira note. Let them fight.

Originally posted by rjhowie:

I think if that policeman caught up with the runner the hunted would be frightened enough?!

He would be given the beatings of his life beginning with the butt of the guns

Originally posted by keloda:

Originally posted by DANBUZU:

Don't mind that unpatriotic Nigerian!

If patriotism is waving flags,yelling out ones anthem indiscriminately,and performing the "so and so,welcome to D&D" ritual, then i had better joined the above police gangs,exchanging blows,even with guns at my disposal

Terrorist in the house!!!!!!

Originally posted by Belfrager:

Originally posted by Frenzie:

Assuming you mean shot the boy, what boy?

What he's saying Frenzie is about the horror of assisting to a "police" to kill for nothing in a way that maybe you never saw.
When caught, you will not want to be at the place of that fugitive. I guarantee you that.

Sorry, but I have no idea what you're on about. Is this about something other than the fighting policemen in the OP?

Corruption have spoiled Nigerian police......God forbid.

Originally posted by Frenzie:

Sorry, but I have no idea what you're on about. Is this about something other than the fighting policemen in the OP?

No, well... a correlated thing. We are always expressing indignation regarding everything that surrounds us and yet our lives looks like paradise to most Africans and others.
It should be mandatory to Europeans to live one month per year at Africa. Then we'll choose much more carefully our causes to be. The same applies to Americans.

I have to say noting what laujustice said is that police insitutional violence is not uncommon on the Continent of Africa. Maybe the lack of proper social structures and class imbalances and the military and police can act like they do?

Originally posted by rjhowie:

I have to say noting what laujustice said is that police insitutional violence is not uncommon on the Continent of Africa. Maybe the lack of proper social structures and class imbalances and the military and police can act like they do?

Many would hate me if i said the truth that in Nigeria, Police are terrors and terrorists theselves

says the individual who is

Originally posted by laujustice:

originally from Latvia, but reside in Ireland; and well connected with Nigeria

Don't you sit on your honest opinions laujustice. On the matter in hand you are onto the truth. Instead of the police serving and protecting they use the siutation for their own devious ends. Mabe one day or time as things progress in a developing country it might be diferent but at present you can't help feeling sorry for a people who have a police force that is there to intimidate and be negatively elitist.

When Nigerian people change their habit all the security in Nigeria most change,the key to the country succeses is in our hand my country people

The answer most certainly is at home and no-one denies that however how long it will take is an open calendar and from what has happened over the decades since 'independence' not very encouraging.