{"id":733428,"date":"2019-10-29T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T12:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/29\/stop-harassing-young-people-who-carry-laptops-buhari-warns-police\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T12:43:40","slug":"stop-harassing-young-people-who-carry-laptops-buhari-warns-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/29\/stop-harassing-young-people-who-carry-laptops-buhari-warns-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Harassing Young People Who Carry Laptops: Buhari Warns Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_703741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-703741\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-703741\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/th.jpg\" alt=\"President Muhammadu Buhari\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-703741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Muhammadu Buhari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has warned men of the Nigeria Police Force against harassing young Nigerians who carry laptop computers.<\/p>\n<p>The warning was given by the president in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the conference and retreat for senior police officers on Monday in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The president, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said, reports of harassing innocent people \u201cjust because they look successful and are carrying laptops\u201d must stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerian people old and young want our Police force to be better and to do better; they want to be even prouder of your service than ever before,\u201d Buhari said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why in some of our urban areas we want to see more compliance with the rule of law and in dealing with Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently many civil society groups have complained about the arrest of young men and women just because they look successful and are carrying laptops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes we must apprehend yahoo criminals but we cannot harass young men and women on the streets and in taxis most of whom are merely going about their legitimate businesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also: He Should Apply For Zoo Visa \u2013 Presidency Reacts As Igbo Monarchs Beg Buhari To Allow Nnamdi Kanu Come Back To Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are also cases of extrajudicial killings and injuries; misuse of weapons and excessive use of force by some members of the force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sort of conduct by a few bad police officers must stop, and it is the duty of you senior and strategic leaders of the Police force to ensure that impunity of any kind is discouraged and punished where it is found.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has warned men of the Nigeria Police Force against harassing young Nigerians who carry laptop computers. 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