The Head of the Police Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PPCRRU), Abayomi Shogunle, has sparked arguments on social media after he said it was not a crime to have sex in a car in public.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) made this known while responding to a question by a Twitter user identified as Stanley Moses.
Moses asked, “Oga Yomi Shogunle, please is it a crime to have sex in your car?”
Although Shogunle replied in the negative, he however gave some conditions under which it might be a crime to do so.
These conditions, he said, were: if the location was a place of worship, if either of the parties was below 18 years, if the act was not consensual, or if both parties were of same sex.
Responding to the question, Shogunle said, “NO. Sex in a car in a public place is not a crime in Nigeria provided; 1. Location is not a place of worship 2. Parties are 18 yrs+ 3. The act is consensual (agreed to by parties) 4. Parties are of opposite sex. If threatened with an arrest over above, please contact Police Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PPCRRU).”
See tweet:
NO.
Sex in a car in a public place is not a crime in Nigeria provided;
1. Location is not a place of worship
2. Parties are 18 yrs+
3. The act is consensual (agreed to by parties)
4. Parties are of opposite sex
If threatened with an arrest over above, pls contact @PoliceNG_PCRRU.
— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) December 11, 2018
Nigerians have trailed Shogunle’s response, with commentators arguing either in favour or against the response.
See reactions:
I've been wanting to ask this question for long. Eventually, there's an answer.
— Sheyi, MB (@emesbee) December 11, 2018
@YomiShogunle A friend was stopped by ur boys years back. He was about to engage I think…Then your boys walked up to his car and wanted to arrest him. He asked them what his offence was and they said "IMPERSONATION" That killed me 😂😂😂😂 Few notes solved the problem.
— Thrice (@obirozay) December 11, 2018
Once police sees a man and woman inside a car parked and discussing without even having sex they assume you are kissing and doing it already and if you no get money to bail nah straight to station
— Magnificent Teeboya⚓️⚓️⚓️ (@MTeeboya) December 11, 2018
Surulere police station please take note.
— sidney (@sid2domino) December 11, 2018
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