A Nigerian man has taken to social media to share a disturbing experience with a police officer that left him humiliated and upset. The incident occurred after the man asked the officer to present an ID card, having already shown his own identification to the officer. This seemingly simple request quickly escalated into a shocking confrontation.
In a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, the man recounted that instead of complying with his request, the officer slapped him in full view of his office, further aggravating the situation. The man, visibly upset by the unprovoked action, was then forcibly placed into a police van. After being detained for a short period, he was abandoned just a few meters away from his workplace, left without any of his personal belongings. The officer had taken everything he had on him during the encounter.
Feeling deeply violated and angry, the man vented his frustration in the post, where he expressed his anger in harsh terms, cursing the officer’s children for the way he was treated. His post read: "A police officer slapped me in front of my office because I asked for their ID after showing them mine. They bundled me into a Siena and dropped me a short distance from my office after taking everything I had. Well, the officer who slapped me, if he has 10 children, he will bury all of them."
The post continued with the man condemning the officer’s actions in even stronger terms, stating: “He will use his hands to bury all his children and wife. That hand he used to slap me will bury them all.” This post sparked an outpouring of reactions online, with many people expressing shock and disgust over the officer’s conduct. Some social media users shared their own experiences of police mistreatment, while others focused on the troubling aspects of the man's curse, particularly the impact it could have on the officer’s family.
The story generated intense discussions, especially about the role of police in Nigeria and the need for reform. One social media user, @CleverNation23, commented, “Na lie he won’t, I hate the fact that we also go spiritual for things we can handle physically.” Another user, @ezigbonwaigbo, disagreed with the curse, saying, “The sins of the parents remain with them, not with their children.”
Other comments reflected personal experiences with police misconduct. @ayoola_BOD shared, “The last police that slapped me in 2021 because I said he should be civil with his duty as a police officer died last year. I don’t know if it was the curse I laid on him in my mind that killed him tho. But I was somehow glad he died. This man slapped me and cuffed me for 2 hours!!”
Some comments called for a more empathetic response to the officer’s family. @eseflexy wrote, “All of saying amen…are the children not innocent? Why will they pay for the sins of their father… please let the curse end with the hand that slapped biko...na beg I dey.”
Meanwhile, @yu_wizzy shared his own traumatic encounter with the police, recalling, “Police put me and 2 of my brothers in the cell during Covid-19 pandemic, we spent 10 hours there after they searched us and our car and found nothing. They barred us from making any calls until it was closing hours, we bailed ourselves for 30k.”
Another user, @Ikusmykeal100, recounted a similar incident from 2020, stating, “Police slapped me 3 HOT TIMES with full NYSC uniform in 2020 with allegations that I was on call when they stopped our boss, which I did not. When I asked them my offense, one of them told me he would kill me, and nothing will happen if I talk again. And someone will now preach Police love to me?”
In response to the incident, @splinze expressed disgust at the actions of the police, commenting, “Disgusting bullies and criminals, no doubt. But please let the father bear his sins, not the children.”
The post continues to circulate online, as Nigerians react to the troubling conduct of the police officer and the broader issue of police brutality in the country.
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