The Nigerian Police Force and the Task of Policing Democratic Nigeria: Issues and Problems

Abstract

This paper reviews the findings of the study carried out in Srem region, to establish whether nonpermanent population mobility is a phenomenon of social, economic, and demographic significance for the region itself and a country as a whole. This well-known immigration area in Serbia was inhabited for centuries because of its specific economic and political reasons, and recently became one of the most important regions in the country in terms of commuting process of commuting. Very intensive absorption of commuters is the result of the economic development regarding the new investments in this region. Agrarian settlements became a base for the labor force in recent period. The aim of the paper is to highlight how commuting correlates with economic development.

Pandemic Policing and Community Engagement: Preparedness, Legitimacy and Public Support During the COVID-19 Crisis in Nigeria

“…In doing so, this article presents an empirical review of police enforcement of the lockdown in Nigeria, drawing analysis from the accounts of police field officers, senior police officers, and community leaders in Lagos and Ogun states. Also, the study attempts to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on pandemic policing and community engagement, especially in the global south where police-community relationships have often been reported to be problematic ( Amnesty International, 2020b ; Amusan & Saka, 2018 ).…”

“…In Nigeria, the inability of the police to effectively ensure adequate security of lives and properties has particularly seen to a proliferation of vigilante organisations, ethno-militia groups and private security to fight crime and protect the public ( Amusan & Saka, 2018 ; Ejiogu, 2019 ). For example, inadequate police response to armed robbery incidents in the south-eastern parts of Nigeria was attributed to the emergence and rise of the Bakassi Boys, a vigilante group ( Harnischfeger, 2003 ).…”

“…Notably, the adoption of indigenous knowledge of administration and security structure was believed to have largely accounted for the success of OPC and Bakassi Boys in attracting millions of members, garnering public support and reducing the level of crime rate in their regions ( Abdulazeez, 2013 ; Harnischfeger, 2003 ). Their successes, which were largely attributed to their involvement of local political structures and figures, like the chiefs, youths and other local residents in their vigilant operations, have further led to the proliferation of more vigilante groups ( Amusan & Saka, 2018 ; Ejiogu, 2019 ). Consequently, as postulated by extant community policing literature ( Felix & Hilgers, 2020 ; Kappeler & Gaines, 2014 ), and supported by the growing literature on COVID-19 and community policing ( Jones, 2020 ; Marston et al, 2020 ; Stott et al, 2020 ), this studies examines the potentials of community participation in pandemic policing in Nigeria.…”

Structural Reformation of Nigeria Police Force through Strategic Human Resource Management Framework

“…The study also sourced information from reports of national and international civil society organizations such as policy and legal advocacy center, social intervention advocacy foundation, center for law enforcement education, CLEEN, Network on police reforms in Nigeria, Civil liberties organization (CLO), and Presidential committees on Police reforms. Also, as Amusan and Saka [41] utilized on police reforms, the research adopted the thematic and content analysis of the secondary data.…”

“…Abiodun et al, [5] opined that the ineffectiveness of the Nigeria police force has resulted in several uncultured behaviors such as police brutality, police deviance, extra-judicial killings, unprofessionalism, usage of illicit drugs, drinking of alcohol while on duty, corruption, and the SARS Notoriety. These results from several challenges that have hindered the police force's effectiveness and performance in Nigeria [5,41,43]. These challenges are summarized and grouped into five (5) challenges, which are briefly explained below:…”