What do you really think about The Nigerian police as compered to those in other countries? In my opinion, the problems with the Nigerian police is more than one can talk about but I'll like to make mention of just a few.
First of all corruption has eaten deep into the police force which is why it is common to see a policeman stop a car and ask "waiting you carry" (meaning what do you have for us). This is now a normal practice, no longer a hidden thing. But the question I ask is, how can one define the corruption today in this system? Well to answer my question the best way I can is, between the leaders of the police force and the foot guys hundreds of million of cash is been diverted by the few oga's at the top. This cash where meant to look after the welfare of the foot guys and provide the basic infrastructures and tools necessary for the job, yes I said necessary because without this tools, they will be a constant decay of the force, oops! That's what we are seeing now. So because this cash is been embezzled they is no funds to take proper care of the common police officer, so he result in becoming a dirty police man to do what the oga at the top are meant to have being doing for them. Some of these policemen even buy cars from the cash they collect at the check points.
Secondly, because the bulk of the policemen have no form of welfare, they also don't have the right culture, that is why you will see a policeman pounce on a person for no reason and even take the law into his hands. He become the arresting officer, the prosecuting lawyer, the judge and the jury. (The best prayer point anyone can pray for his or herself is that you don't fall into the hands of the police, they have no mercy) the will force you to confess to any crime they want to try you with, remember I said the are the arresting officer,prosecuting lawyer, judge and jury.
With the absence of welfare, the policeman has become highly unkept, uneducated, and unqualified for the task assigned to them.
How can the police force become a great place to work in?



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