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🚨 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: 20 SITUATIONS WHERE THE POLICE SHOULD NOT ARREST YOU OVER A PURELY CIVIL DISPUTE IN NIGERIA 🇳🇬 😱😱

Many Nigerians are unaware that not every disagreement or dispute is a criminal matter. In general, the police are meant to investigate crimes and maintain law and order—not enforce private civil obligations.

Here are 20 situations that are typically considered civil matters and do not automatically justify arrest:

1️⃣ Failure to repay a loan.

2️⃣ Breach of a contract.

3️⃣ Refusing to unlock your phone at a police checkpoint without lawful authority.

4️⃣ A landlord-tenant dispute that is purely civil.

5️⃣ Refusing a marriage proposal.

6️⃣ Ending a romantic relationship.

7️⃣ Demanding payment of your unpaid salary.

8️⃣ Refusing to associate with a friend or relative.

9️⃣ Choosing to practice a different religion.

🔟 A disagreement over land ownership where no criminal act is involved.

1️⃣1️⃣ Requesting a refund for goods or services.

1️⃣2️⃣ Refusing to pay or receive a bribe.

1️⃣3️⃣ Refusing to enter into a business partnership or deal.

1️⃣4️⃣ A failed business transaction that does not involve fraud.

1️⃣5️⃣ Asking a tenant to pay outstanding rent.

1️⃣6️⃣ Asking a landlord to return your caution fee or security deposit.

1️⃣7️⃣ Refusing to stand as a guarantor for someone.

1️⃣8️⃣ Demanding the return of your personal property.

1️⃣9️⃣ Consensually impregnating an adult woman.

2️⃣0️⃣ Refusing to give someone money or financial assistance.

⚖️ IMPORTANT:

Where allegations of fraud, stealing, forgery, threats, assault, criminal breach of trust, cybercrime, or any other criminal offence arise, the police may lawfully investigate and take appropriate action.

The best approach in purely civil disputes is often:
✅ Dialogue and mediation
✅ Alternative dispute resolution
✅ Seeking redress through the courts

📚 Knowledge is power.

Stay informed.
Stay protected.
Know your rights.

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