The lawyer insisted that police missed the track and went out of its statutory functions as the law does not confer power to arrest over debt on the agency. Portable was widely reported to have been arrested by the police in Lagos over his inability to pay for a G-Wagon vehicle he purchased from a motor stand.
'The courts have consistently emphasized that the police should refrain from involvement in civil matters such as debt recovery or contractual disputes, unless there are allegations of fraud, such as obtaining under false pretenses, cheating, or criminal breach of trust. 'Under Section 32 of the Police Act 2020, arrests based solely on civil wrongs or breaches of contract are expressly prohibited. 'In the case of Oceanic Securities Int. Ltd.