The Nigeria Police and the Search for Integrity in the Midst of Diverse Challenges: An Effective Police Management Approach

Ojo, Matthias Olufemi Dada

doi:10.1350/ijps.2014.16.2.330

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“…Nigerian police just like the police in every part of the world are an inevitable institution without which the society cannot function and develop (Ojo, 2014). The society needs the police to run and function smoothly and in the same manner, the police need the society (public support) to successfully perform their core duty of fighting crime and criminals.…”

Section: Empirical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, there should be cordial relationship between the police and the public. However, the situation is not so in Nigeria (Ojo, 2014;Madaki & Kurfi, 2013), it is characterized by distrust and uncooperative attitude from the members of the public towards the police (Ajibade, 2011;Ojo, 2014). According to Chukwuma, Obe, Otu, Mu'azu, Effah-Chukwuma, Osori, Itodo, and Nwagu (2012) one of the root causes of this situation is the colonial nature of the Nigerian Police and the inability of the post-independent Nigerian leaders to change Nigerian Police from the colonial occupation force into a service-oriented and accountable public institution.…”

Section: Empirical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nigerian police are corrupt, unfriendly, money extorters, ISSN 2329-9150 2018 intimidators, abusers of authority and power (Hills, 2008;Madaki & Kurfi, 2013;Ojo, 2014;Akinlabi, 2017;Igbo, 2017), thus reaching out to them before, during, and after crime is a difficult process (Ordue & Nnam, 2017).…”

Section: Journal Of Social Science Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, it is the view of the author that the higher the number of the police officers, the easier it will be for the public to reach them for help. ISSN 2329-9150 2018 The last 2 variables were chosen because studies have shown that to get help from police in Nigeria is a difficult task, and that Nigerian police are corrupt (Hills, 2008;Madaki & Kurfi, 2013;Ojo, 2014;Akinlabi, 2017;Igbo, 2017). It is therefore the opinion of the author that citizens will avoid such police organization that is corrupt and turn to alternative means even when they are in dire need of such police organization's help.…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, while the rest of the democratic societies are moving towards enhancing professionalism, legitimacy, and trust in the police, there is weak evidence to support the same in Nigeria (Out & Aro, 2014) even after almost two decades of uninterrupted democracy. The Nigerian police still perform their functions with colonial mentality, by mere fiat, with brutality, and poor relationship with their community (Ojo, 2014). The assumption is, the means justify the end.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Trust in Nigerian Police: A Test of Police Accessibility Effects

Shoyode¹

2018

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Scholarly work on public trust in police has been an ongoing exercise for decades because the level of trust in the police can determine the way the public responds to and supports the police in the fight against crime and criminal, and ultimately can determine the effectiveness of the police organization. While studies in the developed world have examined various variables affecting public trust in police, none has examined police accessibility effects on public trust of the Nigerian Police. This study, therefore, examined police accessibility effect on public trust in the Nigerian Police. To carry out this objective, the study used data from the quality of democracy and governance in Nigeria by Afrobarometer, data Round 6, 2015-2016. Using descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression analysis, the study found out that, reaching out to the Nigerian police to request assistance, report crime, volunteer information that may help in solving crime, and to be a witness is problematic, most especially for those in the low socio-economic status and consequently affect the public trust in Nigerian Police.

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Section: Empirical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Empirical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Journal Of Social Science Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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2018

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Nigeria's #EndSARS movement and its implication on online protests in Africa's most populous country

Dambo

Ersoy

Auwal

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Modern tools of connectivity have afforded disadvantaged youth across the globe the opportunity to collectively share and curate challenges and build up strategies to protest marginalization. This argument is however sharply divided between tech‐optimists, who argue that social media remove all forms of barrier and empower average members of society and tech‐pessimists who argue that social media discourage people from actively seeking change. This article wades into this discourse by looking at the claims of police abuse by Nigerian youth on social media. For decades, police abuse of powers has remained a subject of interest in academic and human rights circles. This interest has perhaps been amplified by online social movements. In Nigeria, this abuse is well documented in the #EndSARS campaign, which has lasted for three years with little success. In disparity to most academic studies that investigate success of online movement, this study critically inspects the limitation of the #EndSARS campaign by assessing how Nigeria's political environment can serve as a possible hindrance to successful movements. This research therefore answers two questions: What are the dominant themes in Nigeria's #EndSARS campaign? What are the limitations to activism in Nigeria?

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Accounts of Unlawful Use of Force and Misconduct of the Nigerian Police in the Enforcement of COVID-19 Measures

Aborisade

2021

J Police Crim Psych

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In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigeria police was entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating local shutdowns, encouraging social distancing, enforcing stay-at-home mandates, and supervising compulsory wearing of face masks. Drawing from procedural justice theory, this study explored accounts of unlawful use of force, human rights violations, and other police misconducts that resulted from the enforcement of COVID-19 measures. Using a victim-centred approach involving qualitative, in-depth interviews with 71 people, who perceived their encounters with the police enforcing COVID-19 measures as bordering on their rights, were conducted, and a thematic analysis of the narratives carried out. Participants reported significant variety of police aggression directed towards them: including actual threats of physical violence, hostility, intimidation, extortion, and punishment. Female participants reported incidents of sexual harassment, unwanted sexual advances, and assault. The study concludes that the militarized option adopted by the police to enforce COVID-19 measures drew deeper divides between the police and communities than previously existed. This stresses the need for Nigeria police to train officers, reprimand erring officers, and deploy procedural justice principles in enforcing COVID-19 measures.

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The Nigeria Police and the Search for Integrity in the Midst of Diverse Challenges: An Effective Police Management Approach

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Public Trust in Nigerian Police: A Test of Police Accessibility Effects

Public Trust in Nigerian Police: A Test of Police Accessibility Effects

Nigeria's #EndSARS movement and its implication on online protests in Africa's most populous country

Accounts of Unlawful Use of Force and Misconduct of the Nigerian Police in the Enforcement of COVID-19 Measures

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