American tourists allegedly harassed by Lagos Police, phones searched during night stop

A Nigerian man has raised concern on social media after claiming that his American friends were stopped and questioned by police officers during a night outing in Lagos.

The incident was reported on the micro blogging platform, X by a netizen identified as @bizzleosikoya.

Americans allegedly harassed

According to his account, the foreigners were accosted by officers who demanded to know what they were doing in Nigeria.

When the visitors responded that they were in the country for tourism, the officers allegedly questioned why anyone would choose to tour Nigeria.

Police allegedly search their phones

He further stated that the police proceeded to go through the tourists’ phones, asking questions about their emails and crypto applications. The man tagged the Nigeria Police Force in his post, expressing disappointment over the reported encounter.

@bizzleosikoya said: “My American friends told me police stopped them last night in lagos and asked them what they are doing in nigeria , they said tourism, they asked the why are they touring nigeria ? Started looking through their phones and asking questions about their emails and crypto apps.
@PoliceNG
Haba”

The report has stirred a barrage of backlash from netizens who berated the police over the allegation.

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