BBNaija star, BamBam, has voiced her frustration with the Nigerian Police after a troubling encounter
Taking to X, she shared how officers stopped her car without cause while she was heading home from a movie set. They forced her and her assistant to step down, only to start begging for money.
Expressing her disbelief, BamBam questioned their actions. She described the officer’s behavior as “inappropriate and forceful.” Despite greeting him and explaining that she was simply tired, he insisted she should “show me love now.”
Since she and her assistant were already out of the vehicle and unable to drive off, she felt pressured to give them money.
BamBam criticized the culture of police extortion, emphasizing that citizens should feel safe around officers, not uncomfortable.
She said:
“Just wrapped up from a movie set, heading home, and Nigerian police stopped us for no reason-forced us to step down only to start begging for money. What kind of nonsense is this? If we refused, what would they have done?
“He was a bit inappropriate and forceful. I came down, greeted him, he asked if I was okay, I said I’m fine just tired. He said “show me love now” he could have asked from the car window, but my assistant and I were down, we couldn’t drive off so I was forced to give something.
We shouldn’t see the police and feel uncomfortable but safe. Asking and demanding are two different things. Feeling entitled about your money and tipping because they were respectful and actually doing their job are two different things.”
This isn’t the first time she has called out the Nigerian Police. In June 2019, she accused officers of harassing and assaulting her brother, falsely accusing him of being an armed robber. According to her, they even threatened to shoot him.
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