Spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force (PPRO) came under a barrage of criticism on social media Tuesday after he tweeted that he was on the phone while driving.
The Force PRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he was making a phone call while driving in Abuja when he was stopped by an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps.
He said the FRSC official then overheard him instructing a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to “put one person in d cell” and allowed him to go.
“This is to say ‘to every rule, there must be an exception to save some situations.’ Lol.”
The post:
I was driving today in abuja, and one road safety officer who wanted to arrest me for using phone, heard me instructing the DPO to put one person in d cell, he just saluted me, and passed me. This is to say "to every rule, there must be an exception to save some situations". Lol
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) August 16, 2022
Mr Adejobi’s tweet was greeted with harsh criticisms from social media users, and he later walked back his story saying he wanted “to test the strength of fake news.”