'You’re unusual' - Lagos police spokesperson tackles Phyna after altercation with a police officer

The Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin has responded to Big Brother Naija "Level Up" winner Phyna regarding a video in which she is seen criticizing a police officer for filming her.

Over the weekend, it was revealed that Phyna had gone live on social media after getting into a violent argument with a police officer over who had been filming her.

After filming her, the stop and search operation on a highway by a police officer escalated into a verbal altercation.

The policeman clarified that it is legal for them to take pictures and recordings of the people they are following. Phyna expressed her displeasure, saying she had never heard of such a law.

Phyna escalated the situation by questioning why there was hate for her and criticizing people who were pushing the police to act against her.

In response, SP Benjamin noted that while Nigerians are calm when they record police officers, they find it difficult and perceive it as harassment when an officer follows them around.

He stated that the reality star was disobeying the traffic law, which is why she was filmed as evidence, pointing out the irony and saying that Nigerians couldn't handle what they were dishing out.

He wrote: “If you were in my shoes, somebody carries phone on your face, you’ll get angry. You’ll get angry! – a Nigerian

"You guys can’t even take what you dish out. A police officer uses his phone to record you, not randomly, but while you’re breaking a traffic rule and you’re all worked up about it, asking which law empowers him to rightfully get evidence. You’re unusual.

"But law does not matter when you record police officers in the line of duty, sometimes just to agitate them and quickly scream harassment.”

See his tweet below

If you were in my shoes, somebody carries phone on your face, you’ll get angry. You’ll get angry! - a Nigerian ????

You guys can’t even take what you dish out. A police officer uses his phone to record you, not randomly, but while you’re breaking a traffic rule and you’re all… pic.twitter.com/2urRsEP58K

— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) November 7, 2023