Nigeria have never had it this bad since the civil war. It seems like everything that could go wrong is going wrong. Kidnaping, banditry, insurgence, secession, ethnic and religious strife is happening across the country. They are numerous reasons for what is going on in Nigeria today. Bad leadership has been constant in Nigeria and …
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Insecurity and Failure of Centralized Police Force
Nigeria have had centralized police force since independence. The result so far is that Nigeria have had inadequate security and ineffective enforcement of law and order around the country. It is not unusual to see police officers in check points around the country collecting bribes from motorist, motor cycle operators and ordinary Nigerians going about …
Decentralization of Nigerian Police Force
Some Ex-Police chiefs have consistently oppose the establishment of State Police Force. The Northern Social Political Group, the Arewa Consultative Forum recently rejected Nigerian Governor’s Forum demand for state police. They described creation of state police force as invitation to chaos. Sunday Ehindero, former Inspector General of Police warned that the creation of state …