'Police officer pointed a gun at me,' Popular Nigerian singer cries

Nigerian Singer Simi has opened up about one of the most traumatic day of her life.

Simi revealed that she once had a gun pointed at her and her friends by a police officer simply because one of them laughed.

we are at a point in Nigeria where we are constantly complaining about police brutality and the effects of the harassment

Recalling that day, she narrated her ordeal with the police in front of a crowd just after she bagged an ambassadorial deal with the Constitutional Rights Awareness and Liberty Initiative.

 there is an increased complaint about police brutality in Nigeria. Mine was a pretty dramatic and emotionally traumatic. This is why I am strong on everyone knowing their rights

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One thing Simi promises is that she does not want anyone, not only in Nigeria, but in the world to ever go through what she went through. She will use her new ambassadorial post to affirm that.

I have had several human right infringements. Not too long ago, I had a situation with the police force and it wasn’t a pretty picture.

Simi holds a special place in Kenyan’s hearts after she appeared on Coke Studio back in 2016 and did an amazing refix of her hit song, Love Don’t Care.

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