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<\/figure>\n\u201cWhen I was the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, I never joked with my job \u2013 especially on Saturdays.<\/strong><\/p>\n Although my duties usually began at 10 a.m., that day I woke up as early as 6 a.m. to make an unannounced inspection.<\/p>\n I got into my Jeep and headed for the office, but then decided to make a \u2018surprise visit\u2019 to some police officers along the road \u2013 to see how they were carrying out their duties.<\/p>\n At a certain checkpoint along Herbert Macaulay Road, some young police officers stopped me. A young constable looked at me and said: He asked for the vehicle documents and my driver\u2019s licence. I told him my name was Mohammed. He insisted I must show my ID card. I told him he should first show me his own.<\/p>\n He had no ID card, so he called their sergeant. When we got to the station, there was no parking except the one reserved for the DPO. I parked there. The constable got angry and said: \u201cThat\u2019s the DPO\u2019s parking space!\u201d I didn\u2019t utter a word.<\/p>\n When we entered inside, they took me to an ASP (Assistant Superintendent of Police) who was wearing shorts!<\/p>\n He told me to come in. I refused, saying there was no way he would interrogate me in casual home clothes. When he looked closely at my face, his eyes widened in shock\u2026 The sergeant who brought me in still couldn\u2019t understand what was happening \u2014 until another police officer came close to his ear and whispered: \u201cHey, this is the CP!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u2018Young man, where are you going with your father\u2019s car?\u2019<\/p>\n
The sergeant also asked for my ID card, and I replied that he should first show me his before I show mine. Seeing that I wasn\u2019t afraid or showing any respect for their intimidation, they said we should go to Yaba Police Station (Panti) to \u201cfind out who I was <\/p>\n
He got angry and pulled me inside forcefully \u2014 I pulled him as well.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, an elderly man in the station peeked into the DPO\u2019s office to check the wall where the photographs of police commanders were hung. When he confirmed it was me, he simply jumped out through the window and ran away!<\/p>\n