Nigerian Police say it's not a crime to have sex in the car

December 11, 2018 4:50 PM

The Police say it's okay to have sex in the car as long as certain laws are not being violated.

While Yomi Shogunle has played his part in ensuring a smoother relationship between the NPF and Nigerians, some of his comments have been controversial

The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that its not against the law for citizens to have sex in the car as long as certain conditions are met.

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A couple having sex in a car parked in an isolated part of a neighborhood in Lagos State were recently harassed by a mob who posted their pictures on social media.

The incident sparked debates over the nature of car sex in the country, leading a Twitter user to ask the Head of the Nigeria Police Force's Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit, ACP Yomi Shogunle, for clarification.

In response, ACP Shogunlesaidhaving sex in the car is not a crime unless the car is parked on the premises of a place of worship, or the sex is not between consenting adults or between people of the same sex.

He posted, "Sex in a car in a public place is not a crime in Nigeria provided; 1. Location is not a place of worship 2. Parties are 18 yrs+ 3. The act is consensual (agreed to by parties) 4. Parties are of opposite sex."

Shogunle urged members of the public to report to his complaint unit if threatened with arrest by police officers for having sex in a car.

Samson Toromade Samson Toromade is the Editor-in-Chief of Pulse Nigeria. Contact: samson.toromade@pulse.ng

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