by ‘Ifreke Inyang [@Ifreke]

The Nigerian Police has joined the social media craze, as they’ve registered a Twitter account with the handle – @policeng.

Apparently, the account had been opened since January 21 this year, but it just got all the buzz today. And after ten minutes after YNaija tweeted it, it was already trending in Lagos. Of course, trust tweeters to have one or two opinions about the news.

 

Here are some of the hilarious tweets that were directed at the account:

@hybern8: the Nigeria @policeng needs to correct and redeem their image. coz the #twitter responses are already #Ugly. @YNaija

@Tunsay: @YNaija hope no be 5million d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ take open twitter account

@misszazi: Perhaps its time for a new social page. What would they be telling us?

@tkinnuda: @YNaija lol hope we wnt ve to tip them b4 following them ☺

@rujotheone: can they handle the traffic that would flow to them?

@vannihoney: Who goes to twit jail when they are here?

@MrSleevesUp: Inner light!!!

@KingFinch: Of all pages, twitter? (((Error))) Dem go hear am. Lol.

@hybern8: the @policeng now on twitter. #CrimeFighter i hope!

@lucybelize: Nigeria’s police join twitter @policeng. A new approach by the new IGP to community-police relations? Too early to tell but we hope so.

@iambabadivision: Jokers, nxt they will say to open a twitter Acct is 1.2million

@AbangMercy: Time to follow the Nigerian Police.. I am sure the twitter account is 20naira free… Please you all follow the police @policeng

@hybern8: Just like GT is to #Traffic I hope the Nigeria @policeng would be able to coordinate #CrimeFighting on social media

@SeunIGE: Well, they won’t need flash lights here…and I’d tweet with caution.

@Wasky99: Of the over a million Nigerians on twitter,only 399 ff @policeng ,the handle of NPF. Really police is NOT our friend.

@Sherwood: Now following @policeng …. GEJ finally brought twitter to nigeria too…. =D

@IK911: so i just decided to follow @policeng .dont know why cos i don’t live there, interesting to see dem use words like recalcitrant. @djbuzzle

RT @Mz411: So we should break out into song & dance? *hiss* RT @emiliaasim: RT @rosanwo: Nigerian Police @policeng arrives on twitter