My neighbor reported me to police for noise. I taught him a lesson in court.

My brother, the thing wey happen for my street last week still dey make me laugh. My neighbor, one Mr. Adebayo from flat 3, come report me to Alausa police station say I dey disturb him with generator noise at night. The man come dey complain say my generator too loud, say e dey affect him sleep. I dey tell you, this man no even come talk to me first before e go report.

So when I get the invitation letter from police, I just laugh. I pick my phone, call my lawyer friend, and we file a counter-claim for nuisance and harassment under Section 248 of the Criminal Code. I attach the receipts of my generator wey I buy from Coscharis, show say e dey within 65 decibels. Meanwhile, this same Mr. Adebayo dey run a church in his flat every Sunday from 4am to 10pm with speakers wey dey shake my ceiling. I get video evidence.

Long story short, when we reach the station, the DPO just look at both of us and say make we settle out of court. Mr. Adebayo start to beg. I tell am, 'My friend, the law is a two-edged sword. Next time, just knock on my door first.' The thing wey pain me pass be say this man don dey greet me with respect since that day. Na wa oh. Why we Nigerians dey always choose the hard road before dialogue?