Police Station Where Officers Don't Wear Shoes

Trinity Police Station under the Area B Command in Lagos State, is Nigeria’s shoeless police command.

Instead of the normal black leather shoes that are compulsory part of the police dress code, it is bathroom slippers,rain boots and palms slippers for both junior and even senior officers due to heavy rain flooding the station.

Some of the personnel  said that the rain is so bad, they were forced to climb the marble counter in the reception because the water level was as high as their hips. The officers said they resorted to wearing rubber slippers because they are tired of wearing shoes that are constantly soaked in water.

They said: “How long would we continue to wear our shoes and socks in the water? At the end of the day, when we pull off our shoes and socks, the stench is enough to wake up the dead. We are not even talking about the amount it costs us to constantly repair our shoes. With each rain, our life is made unbearable.We have done everything possible even to the extent of using planks but it wasn’t working so we opted for bathroom slippers that are durable. For our trousers, we simply pull it up to our knees to avoid it being soaked. If you call us the police station where policemen don’t wear shoes you wouldn’t be far from the truth. We are tired! We want our plight to be drawn to the attention of the members of the public especially our IG.”


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