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Police arrest man in Rivers state for holding a used condom
The Rivers State command has arrested a man for allegedly being in possession of a “condom containing fluid.”
The Rivers State command has arrested a man for allegedly being in possession of a “condom containing fluid.”
A man with the Twitter handle @ajuicygeorge took to Twitter to call out the police over the arrest and the detention of the arrested man who he claimed to be his brother, for being in possession of a condom.
He claimed his brother was arrested by operatives of the now-defunct special anti-robbery squad (SARS) on Monday at SARS road in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
He said they have been looking for him since then and only learned of his arrest in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to him, the police operatives allegedly demanded money to secure the release of his brother.
“SARS at SARS Road has been holding my brother since yesterday night that they saw him with condom. He slept here and we’ve been looking for him, we only discovered this morning and they are asking for money!!!!,” he wrote
SARS AT SARS ROAD has been holding my brother since yday night that they saw him with condom. He slept here and we’ve been looking for him, we only discovered this morning and they are asking for money!!!!
— PH Point 1 (@ajuicygeorge) April 27, 2021
“You call yourself anti-robbery squad and you are arresting an adult for holding a condom! And made him sleep at police station. Please retweet this, I’m currently at SARS office at SARS road.” he added in another tweet
You call yourself Anti robbery Squad and you are arresting an adult for holding a condom! And made him sleep at police station Please RT this I’m currently at sars office at sars road
— PH Point 1 (@ajuicygeorge) April 27, 2021
However, the complaint response unit (CRU) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) denied the alleged extortion. while stating that the arrested man was intercepted at a roadblock when they caught him with a condom packed with fluid in a pure water bag.
The OC Anti Cultism responded, that the Young man was intercepted on a Road block with fluid packed in a Condom, put in a pure water bag.
— POLICE COMPLAINT (@PoliceNG_CRU) April 27, 2021
It added that the arrest was necessary considering the lady he slept with was in “serious panic” and appeared unsure of what the man intends to use the fluid for.
“The lady he slept with was in serious panic. The lady was also in the vehicle, not knowing what he wanted to use the fluid for. He is just under investigation and nobody is demanding money from him,” it added in a now-deleted response.
The incident however generated several reactions for Twitter users:
Wetin dem dey talk say be ur offence abeg? Illegal fornication or what
— Mr Myles (@nel_syn) April 27, 2021
Nigeria police and mumu na 5&6. So, if your papa na police man, he is a mumu man??
— Aeba_FCB (@Aeba05) April 27, 2021
Illegal possession of a contraceptive device with the intention to commit fornication will be the offence charge for this matter. To say our police force is useless will be an understatement!
— El Magnifico (@magnus_coker) April 27, 2021