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Reorganising police for a mode
Syed Ishtiaque Reza
1/15/2007
THERE is concern everywhere about the declining standard of police force. Discipline is in disarray, morale is very low and police personnel require better training to be better equipped to deal with law and order in a globalised changed world where human rights and other democratic values are highly weighted. Besides, the society with the growing number of educated people who are ready to assert their rights, offers a new situation where policing in the traditional way is more counter-productive than useful.
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AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
25 June 2007
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Nigeria: The Police Scam
THE corruption cankerworm affecting efficiency in the Nigeria Police Force is deeper than envisaged. The celebrated N20 bribe collected by junior policemen at checkpoints seems a tip of ice berg compared to the rot at the Force headquarter. The N21.6 billion scandal involving John Obaniyi, a Commissioner of Police and head of budget at Force Headquarter constitute an invidious act that may further wane public confidence in the Police institution.
Obaniyi's driver and orderly were caught red handed attempting to cart away in a car boot a whooping sum of N21.6 million from the Force Headquarters. On interrogation, they alleged that the money belongs to and was being taken under the instruction of Sunday Ehindero, former Inspector General of Police, IGP. The latter vehemently denied the allegation.
This irritating scandal attracted the attention of the Presidency that has ordered a probe while the principal suspects remain in police custody. We deprecate the untidy handling of Police funds within the topmost hierarchy of the force.
There are insinuations that other monies including allowances of those sent on United Nations assignments and Police Cooperative Funds were allegedly tampered with. These cast serious slur on Police image and the integrity of its leadership.
The sad events point at an evolving trend that may threaten plans aimed at removing corruption from the Force. The uneasy calm within the police started during the time of Musiliu Smith as IGP when the rank and file threatened to go on strike. Tafa Balogun, his successor was not only forced to resign due to graft but arraigned, convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment by a competent court. Now it is sad that a senior public officer holding strategic office as that of budget levelled allegations of corruption against Ehindero, immediate past IGP.
In eight years, the nation has been unfortunate to have IGPs whose tenures were enmeshed in controversies regarding funds management and abject neglect of members of the Force. This is a thing of concern as whatever they do in the hidden always come to the open making them objects of public opprobrium.
The issue of accountability and transparency within the force is something that must earnestly be addressed otherwise, reputation of the force might further dip to an abysmal level. The touted problem of poor funding by government of Police might be difficult to believe in view of the scandalous corruption ravaging Nigeria Police Force top echelon.
What kind of example is these leaders passing to officers and men of rank and file of the force. The nation cannot continue to harbour men who live by precept than by example in exercise of control over affairs of the force.
The only way to rid the force of these kind of leaders is for the on-going probe to come up with a courageous, unbiased and authentic report that would send stern signal that the new administration has no space for corrupt police officers while recommended punishment should be dished out to the culprits in the dirty and shameful scam.
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