At about 3:15am yesterday, a motorist informed the police of a vandal on Carter Bridge. Officers from Ebute-ero Division swiftly moved in and caught Mastru Mutairu ‘m’ aged 30 actively vandalizing bridge railings. He took to his heels but was arrested.

Investigation ongoing…

At 1am this morning, a patrol team from Ikoyi Division intercepted and arrested the duo of Hassan Victor aged 25 and Lolade Owojiri aged 22 with bridge barriers on Falomo Bridge.

Investigation is ongoing…

Kudos to @PoliceNG officers, especially those on patrol day and night.

We appreciate your dedication to duty.

And for the families you leave back home, God will continue to be their strength.

🫡🫡

YoungDaNaval:
If you check well, they voted for Tinubu

BabaO2:
Why blurring their faces?
You dont want thieves to be identified or what?

Obakoolex:
Why covering their faces....they should be sent to jail immediately. Enemy of the state

Cmanforall:

Why did you blur their faces?

kenmaro:
It's surprising! the practice of blurring established criminals face on social media. Are we protecting their identity or what? I suppose that once a criminal has been accused and established, their identity should not be protected so as to deter them from repeating such crime.

naptu2:
Some people are asking why the police hid the suspects' faces. The reason is simply because parading suspects is extremely controversial.


The police parade suspects because they want the public to see the results of their work.

However, the law states that everybody is presumed innocent until they are found guilty by a court. Parading a suspect creates the impression in the minds of the public that the person is guilty. Such a person will face stigmatisation and may even be harmed even if he is later found not guilty by the courts. Therefore, lawyers have often condemned the police for parading suspects before the media.

Last year the Lagos State Government enacted a law that bans the parade of suspects by the police. https://www.nairaland.com/6713970/lagos-bans-media-parading-suspects


The police have been accused of failing to comply with the law.


Now they have found a compromise by taking pictures of the suspects (to show the result of their work) but concealing their faces (in order to comply with the law).