I read the story of this corps member this morning and my heart broke.
Her name is Ibrahim Mariam Titilayo, a young lady currently serving in Akure. On the 16th of October, she was arrested by police officers who came all the way from Abuja and taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).
Her phones — an iPhone 12 Pro Max, an Itel small phone, and her WiFi device — were seized. She was shown a list of phone numbers allegedly linked to a kidnapping and murder case from January 2024.
According to the officers, one of the numbers used in the crime was linked to her National Identification Number (NIN).
But this is where the story becomes both shocking and infuriating.
Mariam purchased her Airtel SIM on April 15, 2025 — and Airtel officially confirmed this.
So how does a SIM card purchased and activated in 2025 suddenly become evidence for a crime committed in January 2024?
Yet, despite this obvious contradiction, the Nigerian Police refused to let her go.
A petition was filed to the Inspector-General of Police, challenging this oppressive action and demanding justice.
Still, she was invited to Abuja. And when she arrived at FID Abuja, she faced endless delays, frustration, and insensitivity. No urgency. No fairness. No humanity.
Worse still, the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) in charge of her seized devices conveniently disappeared for an entire Friday — clearly unwilling to part with the phones. Evidence later showed why.
It took the intervention of Omoyele Sowore before this young woman was finally released. Her two phones and other items were reluctantly returned after days of unnecessary drama, and she was eventually asked to go.
But the question remains:
Is this how a normal country should operate?
Clear, documented evidence from Airtel showed that the SIM was bought and activated in April 2025 — yet the police insisted it was used in 2024.
How does that make sense?
What does this say about our security system?
Does it not clearly show that many of our security agencies are compromised, careless, or simply unwilling to do the bare minimum investigation before destroying innocent lives?
Until stories like this stop happening, Nigerians will continue to live in fear — not just of criminals, but of the very institutions meant to protect them.
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