Don Blames Decadence In Nigeria Police Force On Bad Governance

A Professor of Criminology and Sociology of Law , Etannibi Alemika wants Nigerians to stop blaming officers of Nigeria Police Force, NPR for the rot and some unwholesomeness in the institution, saying there can never be better policing without good governance in the country.

He stated this while speaking at the ongoing two-day citizen’s engagement workshop on Police Reform in Ibadan, a programme which is supported by the United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] and German Agency for Development

Professor Alemika In a presentation titled:”Police and Police Reform in Nigeria” said NPF is a reflection of the quality of governance in the country.

The professor of criminology said police are a dependent variable and agents of the state which do not function on their own noting that it was not only in the Nigeria Police Force that one saw a decline and rot but also in other sectors which are all about governance.

Professor Alemika therefore advised Nigerians to always elect people of proven integrity for a better nigeria.

Also speaking, the Acting Executive Director, CLEEN Foundation, Peter Maduoma, said the organisation believed that a transformed Nigeria Police is achievable by engaging the citizenry in brainstorming on ways of transforming the Nigeria police into a law-abiding and people-friendly institution.

In a remark, Dr Nathaniel Danjibo of the University of Ibadan said Nigeria must have a better police force, while the Head of NSCDC, Ibadan South West Local Government, CSC Taiwo Oshin stressed the need for collaboration among security agents.