Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday, sparked a heated debate on X (formerly Twitter) after stating that the Nigerian law empowered police operatives to break into homes without a search warrant.
The controversy began when a viral video was shared on social media showing masked policemen forcefully entering a house by scaling the fence.
The video further shows the officers firing shots after the occupants refused to open the gate of the house for them.
But the police later gained access to the building by scaling the fence.
Responding to the backlash, Adejobi defended the actions of the police, stating, “The police have the power to break into any house or place where they are reasonably convinced an offence is being committed.”
He further explained that breaking into homes was allowed in the law, with a caution that “all you need is to follow the procedure. Powers to break in and break out, not only in the East, it’s the law of the land.”
