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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by qanda: 1:55pm On Jan 18, 2023
Creamypie:
Very foolish and myopic statement. Did they use firearm to attack police! What about use of teasers/stun guns? On what basis did you shoot directly, and not warning shots first?

You can do better. Do you know what it means to be attacked by a mob?

The only way society will work is for everyone to do what is right.

What is your basis for not condemning the mob? It is until they over power and kill the law enforcement personnel?

Police men and women are humans too. They are people's father, mother, son and daughter.

Bottom line, every citizen must strive to do what is right and acceptable by the law.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Beniyke1: 1:56pm On Jan 18, 2023
He never talked about the officer that killed female lawyer here. He is talking about officers who went to effect an arrest; you dumb goat, use your brain.

Like he already told you, FIREARMS AINT ORNAMENTALS
Quest7777:
The key phrase here is When Faced with Danger.

The officer that killed that female lawyer, was he faced with danger?
Or the officers that kill because of refusal to pay N100 bribe, were they faced with danger?

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by seunayantokun(m): 1:56pm On Jan 18, 2023
But civilians nko? Se if somebody carry fire arms dey come attack you, na water arms you go carry go face am? Nigerians, please, arm yourselves appropriately to face fulanisationists. A word is sufficient for the wise.
Now to the police, when you go to disperse unarmed and harmless people on peaceful protests or rallies, like you did to Yoruba Nation agitators at Ojota recently, your lives are also in danger? When you are given an order from 'above' to shoot and kill to introduce an element of fear for some powerful people's political advancement, your lives are also in danger? Remember, rétribution comes after contribution.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by brain54(m): 1:57pm On Jan 18, 2023
Nothing new here…
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by nedekid: 1:58pm On Jan 18, 2023
We nko? When in danger, what rights do we have to protect ourselves since we don't have guns?
You hold pepper spray or mace,or shocker, police says it is illegal. You put cutlass in you moto, police says it is dangerous weapon.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Gbemini(m): 1:58pm On Jan 18, 2023
Creamypie:
Very foolish and myopic statement. Did they use firearm to attack police! What about use of teasers/stun guns? On what basis did you shoot directly, and not warning shots first?
u are stupid , so its only fire arm that can kill.. nonsense
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by judedwriter(m): 1:59pm On Jan 18, 2023
In advanced nations, police officers are given psychological tests to prove if they are capable of bearing arms.

Emotional stressed, drunken, vengeful or angry people can be trigger happy as seen in this environment.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Saao(m): 1:59pm On Jan 18, 2023
Quest7777:
The key phrase here is When Faced with Danger.

The officer that killed that female lawyer, was he faced with danger?
Or the officers that kill because of refusal to pay N100 bribe, were they faced with danger?
he is simply saying, when you sight an officer with gun, please for your own good, run for your life.

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Beniyke1: 2:02pm On Jan 18, 2023
Myopic and foolish statement you say. How please. They should wait till the attackers also pull out guns and bombs before they defend themselves? Attack is an attack, it doesn’t matter if it’s with a stone or sticks as long it’s capable of causing harm or serious injuries which could result in death.

Like he already said, “FIREARMS AINT ORNAMENTALS” You can’t boldly attack an armed police officer anywhere in the world if you’ve not already signed your death warrant. You can never do that without grievous consequences. Make una dey use una brain o
Creamypie:
Very foolish and myopic statement. Did they use firearm to attack police! What about use of teasers/stun guns? On what basis did you shoot directly, and not warning shots first?
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Shikena(m): 2:02pm On Jan 18, 2023
Standard practice.

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Originalsly: 2:05pm On Jan 18, 2023
What exactly is he saying that's not right? .... and does not apply to Police anywhere in the world? What incident is he referring to? Simple ... if you attack a Police he has the right to use his firearm to defend himself. How illiterate can one be to interpret this as him saying Police has the right to kill innocent or unarmed civilians?
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by daveP(m): 2:07pm On Jan 18, 2023
These guys definitely don't understand the law sha.


Unarmed civilians need to be shot at as first reaction. Not even a warning shot in the air?

How good is the off weapon skills, especially Crowd dispersal and control and reducing tension? Zero!

Do they enter places with Formation wrt exit points and views of the terrain? With their all time low rep, do they care about why people react to them with hostility?


An SP justifying all former civilian killings and shielding murderers. I wish the law was holding these guys with a high accountable mark.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Oblongata: 2:09pm On Jan 18, 2023
SmartyPants:


Did you read the OP??

He is talking about something that happened yesterday madam!
Lazy Nigerian youths!

Out of all the comments so far on first page, none addressed the issue and possibility that the policemen were actually threatened (which is very possible judging from antecedents with Alaba), hence the ugly outcome.
I don’t like reading comments anymore because many of today’s youth are absolutely brain dead! Just commot face and read the next topic else you fit run mad!�

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by TUTU147: 2:10pm On Jan 18, 2023
That is what the constitution say, you can't attack an police with stone, cutlass, stick and other dangerous weapons and expect the officer not to fight back.Is only in nigeria invitation is offence to the public.police will come to you peacefully that you are needed at the station,the next thing is to start fighting the officer,in the process some officers have lost their life.Some of the police brutality we experience is cause by the people, your approach to the police matter alot.What some of our officers take from the masses,many of us can't take one out of hundred.it is the government and the society that gave birth to the kind of police organization we have.

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by francotunsco: 2:11pm On Jan 18, 2023
Quest7777:
The key phrase here is When Faced with Danger.

The officer that killed that female lawyer, was he faced with danger?
Or the officers that kill because of refusal to pay N100 bribe, were they faced with danger?

Oga, face the matter on ground! The officer you are referring to is already being prosecuted!

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by TUTU147: 2:12pm On Jan 18, 2023
Originalsly:
What exactly is he saying that's not right? .... and does not apply to Police anywhere in the world? What incident is he referring to? Simple ... if you attack a Police he has the right to use his firearm to defend himself. How illiterate can one be to interpret this as him saying Police has the right to kill innocent or unarmed civilians?
What he is saying is that you can't be fighting a police officer with cutlass, stick, stone or any other weapon and expect the officer not to defend himself.Everybody have right to live, including the officer.

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Doyou2019: 2:13pm On Jan 18, 2023
Sheistoopretty:
Against unarmed Civilians right? undecided undecided undecided

But when dey meet the real people dey ought to protect themselves against, dey scamper for safety?! undecided undecided undecided undecided

This Twitter SP need some brain recheck grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

A brain recheck or the sack?
That officer, more than often, sees his fellows and Nigerian masses as a we VS them thingy. Such a tactless, low-grade minded individual shouldn't be the one doing PR for an already battered-NPF image.
He gotta go!
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by TUTU147: 2:15pm On Jan 18, 2023
Saao:
he is simply saying, when you sight an officer with gun, please for your own, run.
That is not what he said,it only tells us that the gun is not for decoration,but for self defense.You can't cut my head open with your cutlass and expect me not to defend myself that is what the constitution say.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by viodemus: 2:15pm On Jan 18, 2023
Give them training on firearms, on people's relations, before you start to talk about this. Over 90% of the current npf are not qualified to wear that uniform.


I also think npf should dismiss all those illiterates in every sense, from their midst. They should look into hiring many ex but still capable NA, with a little less benefit than NA. Hire and train capable men and women, people that can use their brain.

Npf should all have many forensics taken from every employee, and majority of their cars should have flood lights capable of rotating, and also have cameras when encountering non threatening civilians.

The npf needs restructuring, and yes you are right, they have a right to defend themselves.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by TUTU147: 2:16pm On Jan 18, 2023
nedekid:
We nko? When in danger, what rights do we have to protect ourselves since we don't have guns?
You hold pepper spray or mace,or shocker, police says it is illegal. You put cutlass in you moto, police says it is dangerous weapon.
Self defence is applicable to everyone

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by udomma1005(m): 2:18pm On Jan 18, 2023
Creamypie:
Very foolish and myopic statement. Did they use firearm to attack police! What about use of teasers/stun guns? On what basis did you shoot directly, and not warning shots first?
Shut up & don't be Stewpid, stop encouraging barbaric actions. Did the government provide them with tarsers, rubber bullets or stun guns and they refused to use it or you expect them to buy it with their miserable salaries? Face the reality, the government has failed, hence these sub agencies are so incompetent & useless.
These are people fathers, sons, husbands & sorts:they don't deserve to be killed at will. They went there because a fellow citizen who feels victimized made a complaint. Because most of you, especially the barely literate traders know nothing more than to be brutish, maim & possibly kill in order to use as a topic of discourse in beer parlors, decide to mob them. You expect them to do what exactly with the gun in the face of possible death?

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by TUTU147: 2:18pm On Jan 18, 2023
viodemus:
Give them training on firearms, on people's relations, before you start to talk about this. Over 90% of the current npf are not qualified to wear that uniform.


I also think npf should dismiss all those illiterates in every sense, from their midst. They should look into hiring many ex but still capable NA, with a little less benefit than NA. Hire and train capable men and women, people that can use their brain.

Npf should all have many forensics taken from every employee, and majority of their cars should have flood lights capable of rotating, and also have cameras when encountering non threatening civilians.

The npf needs restructuring, and yes you are right, they have a right to defend themselves.




The government and the society gave birth to the kind of police organization we have.You don't expect police to do wonders when government is doing little or nothing.

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by debetmx(m): 2:21pm On Jan 18, 2023
The Police PPRO described the murderous police who killed Omobolanle Raheem as a nice officer, In the same vain, the police office who killed at Alaba Rago is a nice officer.

NONSENSE.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by TUTU147: 2:28pm On Jan 18, 2023
qanda:


You can do better. Do you know what it means to be attacked by a mob?

The only way society will work is for everyone to do what is right.

What is your basis for not condemning the mob? It is until they over power and kill the law enforcement personnel?
Don't mind the evil doer's, only criminals are afraid of the law.
Police men and women are humans too. They are people's father, mother, son and daughter.

Bottom line, every citizen must strive to do what is right and acceptable by the law.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by softsoul22(m): 2:33pm On Jan 18, 2023
Tell him let him hear.
Quest7777:
Noted. The key phrase here is When Faced with Danger.

But...
The officer that killed that female lawyer, was he faced with danger?
Or the officers that kill because of refusal to pay N100 bribe, were they faced with danger?
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by sammirano: 2:36pm On Jan 18, 2023
They are supposed to shoot most of those traders constituting nuisance and close that market
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by toprealman: 2:42pm On Jan 18, 2023
Citizens too. Until these criminals know that you cannot monopolize madness, you want it hot you get it fire brand, they will continue misbehaving.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by viodemus: 3:09pm On Jan 18, 2023
TUTU147:
The government and the society gave birth to the kind of police organization we have.You don't expect police to do wonders when government is doing little or nothing.



Facts.

They are responsible for the state of the npf.
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by olympianares: 3:14pm On Jan 18, 2023
Quest7777:
Noted. The key phrase here is When Faced with Danger.

What about...
The officer that killed that female lawyer, was he faced with danger?
Or the officers that kill because of refusal to pay N100 bribe, were they faced with danger?
Refusal to give the #100 bribe,is a danger to those MIBs

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Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by crafteck(m): 3:20pm On Jan 18, 2023
What about civilians
Re: 'Policemen Have Right To Protect Themselves With Firearms In Face Of Danger' by Haywhy3579: 3:21pm On Jan 18, 2023
Creamypie:
Very foolish and myopic statement. Did they use firearm to attack police! What about use of teasers/stun guns? On what basis did you shoot directly, and not warning shots first?
U are thinking like a dullard. Police officers with fire arms are being attacked by mob who could eventually over power them and take Thier fire arm and u expect them to not use the fire arm. Police are not fool and they would have fired a warning shot before the incident happen. Even in advanced countries, police fire fire arm when their life is in danger. Sometimes they use ruuubber bullets. I am not a police officer but we have to be reasonable when judging this people even though they have thier excesses.
Remember ur family member might be the police officer in danger of being mob

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