Deep Soul:

Ikengawo,

It's obvious you have never seen nor heard of Police t-shirts, Sun glasses, Wrist watches etc.

Please do us all and yourself a big favour by going to www.google.com , type in 'Police t-shirts' , click on search and quit making yourself look and sound silly 

Ikengawo:

[size=30pt]YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR CLOTHES THAT INDICATE YOU'RE IN THE MILITARY OR POLICE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.[/size]
this is a LAW in that country. These fools wearing the shirt are proof of a growing RULE OF LAW. you BREAK THE LAW you GET PUNISHED

switch411:

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The Nigerian Police has no right to arrest you and you can infact press charges for false imprisonment ,police brutality and illegal arrest. if you are interested in doing this contact me. i will offer you free representation!! In the civilised world shirts carry 'ARMY' USARMY 'Police' as brand names with no stress. contact me if you want a redress. contact me if you want to enforce your right. mail akinomoakin247@gmail.com its pro bono (FREE)

exactly the way i use to deal with them when ever am in town, expecially in Ikeja, they are scared of me even in the night when i do go clubing ,

Ikengawo:

no, my uncle worked as a police man, the law says you cannot wear anything that suggests you're military and the police in nigeria is a branch of the military.

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THE POLICE IS NOT A BRANCH OF THE MILITARY.
@GIDSON12, SORRY THAT U WERE A VICTIM OF THE POLICE.THEY R THE MOST DAFT RETARDS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.RECRUITING ILLITRATES EVERYDAY.

Jakumo:

Gidson12, the details of your experience were frightening to read, but sadly are not surprising to learn about, given the climate of semi-anarchy that prevails on the streets of Nigeria, one of the most crime-infested countries in Africa.

Anyone who has lived in Europe or North America will have grown used to the sight of civilians dressed in assorted items of military camouflage uniform, either when going hunting, for those living in the countryside, or as a fashion statement, among city dwellers.   Similarly, Tshirts worn in the West freely bear slogans ranging from the obscene to the political, so an inscription bearing the word "Police" would raise few eyebrows.  That freedom of expression and clothing choice does not and can not translate into the Nigerian context, where armed robberies by "Men in Military Uniform" are frequent enough to be called an epidemic.

In short, Lesson 1 from Survival 101 on Nigeria's mean streets dictates that civilians  REMOVE any inscription or article of attire from their person that could REMOTELY be interpreted as having military or law enforcement significance.

Ikengawo:

[size=30pt]YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR CLOTHES THAT INDICATE YOU'RE IN THE MILITARY OR POLICE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.[/size]
this is a LAW in that country. These fools wearing the shirt are proof of a growing RULE OF LAW. you BREAK THE LAW you GET PUNISHED

This man, I am sure you are one of those policemen recruited from the village with little or no knowledge of designer clothes.
What do mean breaking the law? Does Naija police uniform look good like this T shirt.
Apart from that Gwoza T shirt with two riffles that Naija mopol usually wear, do they have another T shirt?
Please don't display your ignorance here. Learn more about police designs so that you educate your colleagues and your Uncle.
This is one of the many problems of Nigerian police, they are not exposed and many of them are illiterates. So they bring envy to their work and they put money first.
Ikengawo,I beg enlighten your colleagues o!

Ikengawo:

nah douche bag, fact 1. [size=20pt] is it is against the law to wear anything indicating you are policy or military in the federal republic of Nigeria if you are not police or military. [/size]

Ikengawo:

nah douche bag, fact 1. [size=20pt] is it is against the law to wear anything indicating you are policy or military in the federal republic of Nigeria if you are not police or military. [/size]

Impersonation and the Nigerian Army


By Josephine Obute, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

For the top echelon of the Nigeria army, one source of serious concern is the recurrent cases of people impersonating men and officers of the armed forces.

Recent reports from the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy in Lagos, show that 40 suspects were apprehended in the first half of 2009.

The suspects were, at different times, paraded by the armed forces for using army uniform and other security kits to commit crimes like extortion, car snatching and arms trafficking.

Others allegedly used the military uniform to obtain bail for suspects.

Speaking on the menace recently, Maj-Gen Eugene Nwanguma, the General Officer Commanding the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, noted that the only way to curb the menace is to control illegal importation of the kits.

Nwanguma, who spoke in Lagos, lamented that the illegal importation of the uniform had continued ``in spite of efforts of security men at the boarders''.

He decried a situation where army handkerchiefs, face caps, T-shirts, bags, knickers and belts were being imitated ``without any hindrance''.

For many observers, the ease with which the impersonators obtain the uniform is puzzling, especially since its production is exclusive to the Federal Government.

According to Nwanguma, some of the suspects arrested for illegal importation and sale of the various army kits, said they got them from the Seme Border Town in Lagos State.

Also, some of the suspects, who spoke on how they got the uniforms, swore that they purchased them from the open market.

Others said that they stole them from men in active service, while some of the suspects, who are retired or dismissed army personnel, said that they did not submit their military kits when they disengaged.

For the army officers who worry over the menace, there is some hope that effort at tackling it is making headway.

According to Lt. Col. Kingsley Umoh, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations of the 81 division, some spots, where the kits are being purchased, have been discovered.

``A young woman was arrested in April for selling army uniforms at the Seme Border and is already being tried,'' he said.

Some of those arrested for illegally using the army uniform, said that the uniform gave them the privilege to board commercial vehicles without paying fares.

``I use the uniform to escort goods in order to avoid being checked by the security agents,'' a suspect said.

Investigations have also revealed that the army uniform helps some of the users to rob passengers on highways after pretending to flag down commercial buses for routine checks.

According to Umoh, ridding the society of such fake soldiers is made difficult by the fact that some of the suspects are dismissed and retired soldiers.

He, however, rejected suggestions that some of such former army personnel were allowed to leave with their kits at departure.

``We usually de-kit them. Anyone with any kit thereafter, must have arranged that behind us,'' he said.

The army officer advised members of the public to promptly report any suspect to the security agents, stressing that there was a a coalition for such security checks.

To identify the fake soldiers, Umoh said that the public should disregard people ``who dress skeletally,'' noting that ``real soldiers wear complete kits of the military uniform''.

He also called on the serving soldiers to constantly appear on their complete military outfit to check the impersonators Cdr. Felix Ajibulu, Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Navy, Lagos, said that 25 suspected fake navy ratings and officers were arrested in the past month.

He said that the suspects, who claimed to be members of an illegal Lagos Aviation and Maritime Business School (LAMBS), were handed over to the Police for prosecution.

Cdr. Abraham Zipele, who paraded the suspects, said that 22 of them had claimed that they were students, two were instructors, while one claimed to be the owner and Director of the school.

He disclosed that two of the suspects, in navy uniform, claimed to be Merchant Navy Lieutenants in charge of training of the students onboard the vessels.

The instructors, who claimed to be members of the Shipping Federation Unit of NIMASA, had claimed that they were graduates of the said school.

According to Zipede, investigations have shown that the school was located at 14 Apapa Oshodi Express Road, Ijesha, in Lagos.

``The Director of LAMBS, Emeka Udo, claimed that the school

was registered by the Lagos State Government and has 30 students currently in the Maritime department.

``The school also runs courses in line with other Maritime Academies in Nigeria, and also claims to have ships for operations and practical. But, we know that there are only two recognised institutes that have the patent rights to give paramilitary training on naval duties.

``These schools include the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron and the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) in Victoria Island,'' he said.

To check the rising cases of impersonation in the army, Zipede said that members of the public must offer the information needed to apprehend suspects, and assured that such information would be treated with the utmost confidence.

As the army and other stakeholders join hands to check the menace, analysts have said that success is only possible if soldiers minimise their interaction with criminally minded people.