‘Only 4 Days In Nigeria & Police Have Already Profiled Me As A Criminal Because I Have Braids’ – Washington DC Police Officer Laments

A Twitter user identified as @wearethe2030 took to the micro blogging platform to lament on the state of the Nigerian Police Force and the brutality innocent citizens face on a daily basis after experiencing it first hand.

The young man who serve in the Washington DC police force and is currently in the country for a visit revealed that he has been profiled as a criminal by the Nigerian police because he had his hair in braids.

Sharing a photo of himself on micro-blogging site, Twitter, he wrote:

“4 days in Nigeria & I have already been profiled as a criminal by the Nigeria police force. They profile people based on looks. Male with dreads, braids and so on. I work for the Washington DC as a police officer and I have braids. Enough of the profiling! @TunjiDisu1 @aleeygiwa”

Explaining how it happened he said;

“RIDING BACK TO MY HOTEL ON TOYIN STREET, ALLEN, IKEJA, WITH TAXIFY, AND THE POLICE HAD STOPPED ME TWICE ON THE SAME ROAD, ORDERED ME TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE ASKING WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. MY POLICE CREDENTIALS SAVED ME FROM BEING A VICTIM.”