emmie14:
Stupidity. Useless law on dry tanks. Arrest on empty filling stations. shame Nigerian police

thesicilian:
I don't think this news is true. But I know making calls in petrol stations is usually discouraged. Can someone please explain to me like I'm 5yrs old the relationship between phone calls and petrol explosion?

gypsey:
yes! you are correct, as i ve asserted it should not be termed as attempted arson or even criminalised,
but knowing nigerians they will not follow that simple rules unless police, crime or prison is attached to it
they do not like going to prison.

ajl:


You can easily put this to test yourself. When next you are at the gas station place a call on your mobile phone while discharging fuel. Please see example of such an accident on YouTube. Be careful of all suspect scientific studies that are often funded by industry funded lobbyist.

But give the test a try and come back here to educate us on the result. About the Nigerian police, may be another avenue for extortion. But in a country of people that are largely indiscipline I will rather have the police extort a "stubborn goat" than have multiple people killed or injured and millions of property lost.

Ordinary static discharge from your body in an environment filled with gaseous flammable can cause fire. Gas stations here in the United States carries signs that advised against use of cell phones in gas stations. Those signs are not there for nothing.

gypsey:
Good! you will live long people who take Advice Always lives long

EvilMetahuman:
people actually follow that instruction.

emma321:
The police have said that making phone calls at filling stations is a criminal offence which could land the offender in jail.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, stated that an offender could be prosecuted and jailed for attempted arson.

He noted that police officers have the authority to arrest anyone found making phone calls or smoking at filling stations.

He described the filling station as a public facility where motorists cannot act as they like on account of the inflammable products like petrol and other petroleum products being dispensed there.

Moshood, therefore, cautioned the public against violating the safety rules forbidding smoking and phone calls at filling stations.

He said, “Making phone calls or smoking at filling stations is a criminal offence and the police, of course, could arrest anyone violating the safety rules put in place to safeguard life and property at the filling stations.”

Details:http://anstalk.com/make-calls-at-filling-stations-now-a-crime-police/

lalasticlala

gypsey:
then there will be no arrests of people or prosecutions let alone prison.

But i can understand the nigerian police has the Irritating habit of extorting ignorant nigerian folks

So yes! i believe some police will definitely use this so called "law" as an excuse to extort some nigerians.

joepentwo:

same with u bro...
U shall live too

Jbols2001:
1. There is not relationship between mobile phone and explosion in filling station. This myth has been flawed a long time ago. For an explosion to happen there have to be an ignition and a mobile phone cannot ignite anything. What typically causes petrol station fire is charges gathered in one's body before touching the petrol dispenser. Please watch Mythbusters S01E03.

2. When did the police start writing the law. The police is only mandated to enforce the law. the National/state House of assembly are empowered to make laws while the judiciary interpretes the law. This is Govt 101. So I don't understand this post...which house of assembly passed this law. Anyway, we live in a lawless country.

3. Happy New Year and have a prosperous 2018.

emma321:
The police have said that making phone calls at filling stations is a criminal offence which could land the offender in jail.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, stated that an offender could be prosecuted and jailed for attempted arson.

He noted that police officers have the authority to arrest anyone found making phone calls or smoking at filling stations.

He described the filling station as a public facility where motorists cannot act as they like on account of the inflammable products like petrol and other petroleum products being dispensed there.

Moshood, therefore, cautioned the public against violating the safety rules forbidding smoking and phone calls at filling stations.

He said, “Making phone calls or smoking at filling stations is a criminal offence and the police, of course, could arrest anyone violating the safety rules put in place to safeguard life and property at the filling stations.”

Details:http://anstalk.com/make-calls-at-filling-stations-now-a-crime-police/

lalasticlala

emmie14:
Stupidity. Useless law on dry tanks. Arrest on empty filling stations. shame Nigerian police

thesicilian:
I don't think this news is true. But I know making calls in petrol stations is usually discouraged. Can someone please explain to me like I'm 5yrs old the relationship between phone calls and petrol explosion?

ivolt:




You should be grateful to the police for trying to save your life.

emma321:
The police have said that making phone calls at filling stations is a criminal offence which could land the offender in jail.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, stated that an offender could be prosecuted and jailed for attempted arson.

He noted that police officers have the authority to arrest anyone found making phone calls or smoking at filling stations.

He described the filling station as a public facility where motorists cannot act as they like on account of the inflammable products like petrol and other petroleum products being dispensed there.

Moshood, therefore, cautioned the public against violating the safety rules forbidding smoking and phone calls at filling stations.

He said, “Making phone calls or smoking at filling stations is a criminal offence and the police, of course, could arrest anyone violating the safety rules put in place to safeguard life and property at the filling stations.”

Details:http://anstalk.com/make-calls-at-filling-stations-now-a-crime-police/

lalasticlala

Dannys85:


Next time you are turning fuel into your generator or car,just bring out your phone and make or receive call,hopefully your village people will be awake.Your question will be answered with illustrations.

kolawoleibukun:
dem try
policemen way never fit wash their uniform. see their shoes. na those ones who catch person way baff up well day make him call?
police way don drink okpenyi and shekpe na won arrest people way day make important call for phone?

if you see some police men teeth you go cry for Nigeria. Some of them be like Tinubu teeth

this law na another license to extort nigerians shaygay. all the laws way dem day make no be for poor men?

dem go fit catch zainab Buhari? Buhari pikin carry bike day speed anyhow day disturb people peace for town no police fit stop. na accident na stop am.

Fashola be like thief way thief aboki suya.

the kind blood way dem day pump for Buhari body na small pikin own. him neck don day be like hanger.

before handset come out the accident rate in this country was higher and though under reporter. make dem build roads. no be make laws. wetin go make a country as rich as nigeria have bad roads. See Dino Melaye day go buy luxury cars. where him won drive am go?

anonimi:


As nice as the boy boy (abi na girl girl) work our policemen do for the looters while they neglect the intelligence gathering and security work to protect us from armed robbers, kidnappers, scammers, rapists etc


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skyhighweb:
Electromagnetic Radiation
The two-way communication between your
phone and the network tower takes place
through electromagnetic waves – invisible
waves that race to the network tower and
return to your phone in seconds! These waves
have energy values in the range of 1.24
Megaelectron-Volts to 12.4 Peta-
electronvolts. It is assumed that this
electromagnetic radiation is a cause of
concern; because they carry so much energy,
they may cause sparks and consequently
ignite gas, which could cause monumental
damage in a place like a gas station!

#copied

Pierohandsome:
They have found another loop hole to rob people, Useless police. Is that why they are trained to combat crime? Who criminalised making calls at filling stations, whn did police turn to lawmakers?

NiRfreak:
You no get sense... half education is bad... you should have asked why, before exposing your ignorance. receiving phone calls in filling station is dangerous... electromagnetic radiation from the phone can ignite the petrol or gas. It's for your safety. so also with smoking. Let's not react to issues without knowledge

Pierohandsome:
They have found another loop hole to rob people, Useless police. Is that why they are trained to combat crime? Who criminalised making calls at filling stations, whn did police turn to lawmakers?

Brushless:
Were you not in Nigeria when it was reported of people receiving or making calls thereby setting fuel/gas station on fire?

GoldHorse:


This is just a myth! Nigerian police and stupid laws to enable egunjeism!

1. The signal of your self phone is too small to ignite flames even with explosives
2. There's no single PROVEN occurrence anywhere in the world that this has happened.

I even watched this on myth busters many years back. They proved the improbability of this.

Static electricity is the culprit.