A young guy who belong to the Washington DC police force who is currently in Nigeria for a visit has revealed that he has been profiled as a criminal by the Nigerian police because he had his hair in braids.
This young guy looked very astonished and as such took to Twitter to lament his ordeal as he was having a hard time comprehending what has happened.
This young guy with Twitter handle @wearethe2030 shared a photo of himself and wrote:
“4 days in Nigeria & I have already been profiled as a criminal by the Nigeria police force. They profile people based on looks. Male with dreads, braids and so on. I work for the Washington DC as a police officer and I have braids. Enough of the profiling! @TunjiDisu1 @aleeygiwa”
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Explaining how it happened he said;
“RIDING BACK TO MY HOTEL ON TOYIN STREET, ALLEN, IKEJA, WITH TAXIFY, AND THE POLICE HAD STOPPED ME TWICE ON THE SAME ROAD, ORDERED ME TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE ASKING WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. MY POLICE CREDENTIALS SAVED ME FROM BEING A VICTIM.”
Source: ghgossip.com
