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YOU CAN NOW RECORD POLICE, COURT HAS MADE IT CLEAR Yesterday, the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, before Honourable Justice H. A. Nganjiwa, delivered judgment in a matter I instituted to address a very common problem many Nigerians face on the road. We have all seen it, or experienced it. You are stopped by armed men claiming to be police officers, but they have no name tags, no force numbers, and sometimes operate from unmarked vehicles. You are unsure who they are, and if you try to record what is happening, you are threatened or forced to stop. That was the issue I took to court. The Court has now settled it. ✔ You can record police officers performing their duties in public ✔ Police officers must wear name tags or carry proper identification ✔ Police cannot harass, intimidate, arrest, or seize your phone because you are recording ✔ Faceless or anonymous policing is unlawful The Court granted all the reliefs sought and awarded: ₦5,000,000 as damages ₦2,000,000 as cost of litigation This is about accountability and safety. No one should be confronted by armed officers and not know who they are. No one should be afraid to document what is happening in public. The law is now clear: 👉 You can record police officers 👉 Police officers must identify themselves MAXWELL N. UWAIFO, LLB, BL, LLM, ACIArb copied