Dare Babalola
The spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, has clarified that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) do not need a warrant to conduct a random search.
In a post he made on X on Saturday, the police spokesperson in Delta claimed that random searches of pockets and bags are permitted without warrants.
Edafe noted that the only time the police is required to produce a warrant before searching a suspect is when it involves searching a house or phone.
“Do the police have the right to search you randomly without a search warrant? The answer is yes, search you and not your houses or your phones. But to search you, your bag, pockets, is allowed,” the spokesperson declared.
The question on whether a policeman is permitted to search an individual without a warrant is prominent in the country as it has generated several cases.
