Nigeria: Phone calls at petrol stations is now a criminal act, defaulters will be arrested--Police
According to Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Jimoh Ibrahim, from January 2018, phone calls at gas stations will be regarded as a criminal act that will attract jail terms for defaulters. “Making phone calls or smoking at filling stations is a criminal offense and the police, of course, could arrest anyone violating the safety rules put in place to safeguard life and property at the filling stations.” he said. —LIB
Based on a report by the Punch, “anyone found making calls or smoking in a petrol station could be prosecuted and jailed for attempted arson”. The report also says that “the Police has the mandate to arrest any defaulter who puts the lives of other Nigerians at risk”. —LIB
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
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