by Glimpsetv
A viral video has shown a shocking encounter between Nigerian police and two international tourists driving a legal right-hand drive (RHD) vehicle through Nigeria.
The tourists, a male and female couple, were stopped while transiting from Benin Republic to Cameroon with a 30-day temporary permit. The officer claimed that driving an RHD vehicle was illegal, despite the tourists presenting all the necessary documentation.
Unbeknownst to the police, the tourists had a camera in their car recording the interaction. The officer asked if they were husband and wife, and the female replied that they were friends — boyfriend and girlfriend. When questioned about the purpose of their visit, they said they were tourists. The officer then asked, “Those people that use to catch animals in the bush?” and whether they were being paid, to which the female confirmed they were not. She explained that they had sold their house in England to buy the vehicle and travel all the way to South Africa.
The conversation quickly turned personal. The officer asked their ages and marital status, and even questioned whether a light on the car was a camera. He made inappropriate remarks, telling the male tourist to impregnate the female tourist, and repeatedly instructed them to pull over.
When asked if they took alcohol, the female said, “Yes, sometimes.” The officer offered to buy alcohol for her, but the male tourist declined, saying they needed to reach their destination before it got dark. They eventually collected their documents and tried to drive off. Just before the video ended, the officer was heard telling the female, “You like enjoyment too much, please have a baby for this man,” and to the male, “Try and impregnate this woman when you get home,” to which he replied humorously, “I will try my best.”
The video, trending on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), was shared by Sahara Reporters and has sparked widespread debate about law enforcement conduct in Nigeria.
While some did not find anything wrong with the interaction, others have argued that the police officer had no right to delay them or engage in such a manner of conversation since they had already presented valid documents, describing the incident as a form of harassment.
