Showing posts with label Police charge man for taking ‘offensive photograph’. Show all posts
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Police charge man for taking ‘offensive photograph’


Armed policemen fighting on duty: a man charged for taking photographThe Nigerian Police in Lagos on Monday charged Abraham Oshoko, 33, before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly taking “offensive“ photographs.
Oshoko, who lives in Idimu, a suburb of Lagos, was accused to have unlawfully taken the photographs of policemen and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials who were performing their ‘legal’ duties.
According to the prosecutor, ASP. Barth Nwaokenye, the accused is facing a two-count charge of taking unlawful picture and causing a breach of the peace.
Nwaokenye said that Oshoko had on 31 August, at Dopemu Round About, Agege, took an offensive photograph of the officers who were performing their lawful duties.