Lagos police warns ‘woke Nigerians’ against provoking anyone armed with a gun

The Lagos State spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin has cautioned Nigerians against provoking an armed individual.

He advised “woke Nigerians” to avoid challenging or attempting to disarm someone who is armed.

According to him, such actions never end well because once a shot is fired, it cannot be taken back, and a deceased person cannot be revived.

Taking to his Instagram page on Monday, May 6, 2024, Hundeyin wrote:

“Ladies and gentlemen, especially the woke generation, for your safety, please stop challenging/daring an armed person to shoot, asking an armed person, daringly, how many people he/she can kill or attempting to disarm an armed person.

“It never pans out well. Nowhere in the world does it. A shot once fired can never be retrieved. A life once lost can never be brought back.

“Remember, one with gun is majority.

“Note: This is not about armed police officers only. This is about any armed person, security forces, or criminals.”

Nigerians on social media in response tackled the police saying they were openly posting their threats, unprofessionalism and disdain for human life.

Hundeyin replied saying Nigerians should not misconstrue his message as a threat, as the police also fall victims.

Below are some reactions.

You claim we ‘always find a way to defend the evil and unprovoked killing from our men…’

Did we defend this?👇🏻https://t.co/BiDzuylOnL

— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) May 6, 2024

Do not misconstrue this for a threat. We fall victim too. See👇🏻https://t.co/XLEpcy1b9Z

— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) May 6, 2024

Well, I saw this on Tiktok
I don't know the origin or where this happened but I do hope the guy survived

Few seconds to the end of the video the officer said "I'll kill you throwey"@Princemoye1 pic.twitter.com/mIx5o6Z7JW

— KINGMIKASA (@ZeroXjs) May 6, 2024

SP, What about this man who’s been by more than 6 million people threatening to kill AK47 armed officers?

When will @PoliceNG pick him up and charge him? https://t.co/SOZ0rKfmCo

— A New Nigeria is POssible (@ObiYhwh) May 6, 2024

‘One with gun is majority’ is a wrong mentality to have as an officer SP. That’s just being a tyrant. That kind of mentality is the type that gets the people to rise up.

They community policing best practices. You need to train your officers to a better standard of…

— DY🥇 (@ideniyor) May 6, 2024