The memo states that the police will be punish if they check any phone without appropriate court order or outside operational exigency.

IG of Police bans policemen from illegally accessing mobile phones of Nigerians

Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase has issued a circular banning police officers from illegally accessing the mobile phones of civilians. Officer in Charge of Complaint Response Unit (CRU) of the Nigeria Police, Abayomi Shogunle tweeted this.