A Nigerian lady living in the United Kingdom, identified as @shakels95 on TikTok, has recounted her surprising experience of how she landed in the Police custody due to a simple misunderstanding of Nigerian slang.

According to her, the incident happened at a pharmacy while she was buying medications for her husband.

During a phone conversation with her husband, she unknowingly used the term ?drugs? instead of ?medications,? which led to her being arrested.

She explained in a TikTok video, ?I got arrested yesterday, last night, and got detained. Now, I am going home. Story time. So, yesterday, I went to the pharmacy to get some drugs for my husband.

?Then, when I got it finish, I was on call to say, ?Ah, I got the drugs, I got two drugs for you. So, when I get home, when you use it, you are going to be strong.?

?Ok. Not knowing people closer to me were like, ?drugs, drugs, drugs,? but I wasn?t bothered ?cause I felt I didn?t do anything wrong.?

Shortly after her call, the police arrived at the scene, suspecting she was involved in illegal activities.

Despite her efforts to explain that she was referring to over-the-counter medications like Ibuprofen, the officers were unconvinced.

She added, Before I knew it, the police came. When they came, they were like, ?we heard there is drugs.?

?And I said what drugs? This (displaying the medications she got) was literally what I was referring to as drugs, Ibuprofen, for my husband because he wasn?t feeling well?? (Nigerian Tribune)

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