THE NIGERIA POLICE

Much has been said on the Nigeria Police Force. Some are positive and the most of it are really negative and derogatory.

It is true that an average Nigerian Police collects bribe on the high way, in the offices and anywhere he has the opportunity to do so and that these bribes are shared among the senior officers who sent them on the adventure.

It is also true that a Nigerian Police can kill you because of N5, N10, N50, N100 or N200 if he asked for it and you refuse him as he thinks that you might be reducing his own share of the dirty money which if he adds together will go a long way to augment for his salary.

It is also true that some of our police cooperate with armed robbers to commit various crimes and are even themselves been robbers.

It is true that corruption in the police force has eaten deeply in the system that it runs naturally in the blood of most the police, ranging from lies, deceits, incriminating innocent citizens, molestation, murder and so on.

The question we should ask ourselves is to weather there is an end to all these. For now I cannot completely promise you that there will be an end to the problem of the police immediately but i can promise that with time we can see a better Nigerian Police Force if some of these processes are put in place:

1. There should be an improvement in the welfare of the police. There salaries should improved and the police should be one of the highest paid institute in the country.
2. The barracks and quarters should be improved and better infrastructures put in place to make their abode more conducive. For now the police barracks and quarters are no different from the refugee camp if not worst.
3. Most of our police officers are not properly or well educated. They lack proper basic education.
4. The police should have proper education especially civil and the human rights law. It also believed that some our police men twist the law to implicate the innocent citizen just to exploit them.
5. The senior officers who have reached retirement age should be retired and those who have not should be transferred to new station.
6. Seminars, Workshop and consistent Training should be organised for the officers both home and beyond our shores. When they go out there and see proper policing it will change and improve their orientation.
7. Their uniforms should be constantly improved and make sure they always look and appear neat and descent. Possibly should be giving wardrobe allowance.
8. The police should be properly equipped with weapons and arms that are superior to the criminals and hoodlums.
9. Their offices should be equipped with infrastructures and gadgets that will help them perform their duties and responsibilities with ease. Especially in information and communication technologies.
10. Vehicles, motorbikes, helicopters and aircraft s should be provided for them to ease their work.

Am sure when these are done and many more we will have better Nigerian Police Force and better policing.