Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Bassey Ewah, has told Nigerians to desist from giving their phones to police officers to search at checkpoints.
DCP Bassey said that only a search warrant can allow a policeman to search an individual’s phone.
He stated this while responding to questions during a program organized by the Police Community Relation Committee in Lagos State, on Wednesday.
Ewah stressed that police officers undertaking investigations would usually present a search warrant before asking for a person’s phone.
He, therefore, advised Nigerians not to give their phones to any police officer without being shown a warrant.
He said: “I stand to be corrected; please do not give any policeman who stopped you on the checkpoint your phones; it’s not our schedule.
“If we are investigating you, we will present a warrant and then demand your phone. Please take note,” he added.
