berem: Stun guns? Does it use battery or its rechargeable? If its the latter, sorry e no go work! You already know why. Meanwhile wont it be abused? The kind wicked police wey we get for naija eh...dem fit shock pesin for 1hour without stopping. Just saying anyway.

afam4eva: I disagree...

This is the method of doing things in Nigeria that i've been against.

We should not take guns from policemen just because there have been accidental discharge. Rather the NPF should recruit better educated hands rather than the stark illiterates out of which some are mentally unstable.

geeez: Stun guns work better at close range. I think policemen should go through psychiatric evaluation before they are allowed to carry firearms. The evaluation should be repeated annually

afam4eva: I disagree...

This is the method of doing things in Nigeria that i've been against.

We should not take guns from policemen just because there have been accidental discharge. Rather the NPF should recruit better educated hands rather than the stark illiterates out of which some are mentally unstable.

ocelot2006: Stun guns huh...so what happens when cops armed with stun guns ONLY end up facing heavily armed robbers/militants/pirates/terrorists?

By the way, you do know that in western countries, stun guns are issued along with standard firearms, right?

ocelot2006: Stun guns huh...so what happens when cops armed with stun guns ONLY end up facing heavily armed robbers/militants/pirates/terrorists?

By the way, you do know that in western countries, stun guns are issued along with standard firearms, right?

afam4eva: I disagree...

This is the method of doing things in Nigeria that i've been against.

We should not take guns from policemen just because there have been accidental discharge. Rather the NPF should recruit better educated hands rather than the stark illiterates out of which some are mentally unstable.

~Bluetooth:


Will the armed robbers too use stun guns cuz I'm still wondering how a policeman will face an armed robber with sophisticated weapons ?

KnowAll: our police would think becos it dosen't kill they can be using it willy-nilly, shooting would be trouble makers several times instead of once. it can be dangerous if not properly deployed.

vanstanzy: These our trigger-happy cops, should use and be mandated to use stun guns but with the real ammo. by the side just incase the criminal they are subduing is very aggressive. But those with guns should be trained better on the handling and use of guns. U should see the way our cops hold their guns with the nozzle pointing at passer-bys' carelessly.
One day, the bus i was in was driving behind a police van, with cops seated behind the van. U should have seen where the nozzles were pointing, just at my bus. My question was, should incase the police van should experience a jolt and one of the guns should mistakenly go off, what would happen? The answer can't be imagined at all.

afam4eva: I disagree...

This is the method of doing things in Nigeria that i've been against.

We should not take guns from policemen just because there have been accidental discharge. Rather the NPF should recruit better educated hands rather than the stark illiterates out of which some are mentally unstable.

jaymichael: the stun guns should be used along with other handheld close combat weapons like high calibre pistol etc. Using a long range assault rifle like AK47 as standard issue is a technical flaw. Using such automatic assault rifle in a close and metropolitan and crowed city is a licence for disaster cos how should policemen arresting a man and threatening to shoot the person less than six feet in front of them with a weapon that has a range of 800 meters? if they shoot, what do you think will happen to other people around? worse of all, the policemen are not adequately and properly trained in weapon handling and safety procedures. if an operation requires more sophisticated weapons to be deployed, there should be a special unit maybe like the mobile police to handle such operations. As long as the current status quo remains, there will still be accidental discharges and stray bullet killing and injuring innocent victims. I think the police also need a standard operation rule book, like an operational brochure that stipulates how policemen should act and behave in specific situation and circumstances.

C.Ovo:
Great Idea!!!
I've always thought of it. BUT....they'd still need the guns though,just that the govt.should issue pistols instead just like in foreign countries,if the situation goes outta control the army should be called into it(since we don't have S.W.A.T). And also,any policeman who kills a citizen unjustly should be killed also,instead of the normal'remove the uniform'stuff. That way dem go wise...

black_beau: No matter what,the Nigerian Police will still willfully kill people in the name of 'accidental discharge'.even if you give them just baton and you discover one of them has killed someone.he'll tell you the suspect was with the gun and he(police)fought the suspect,overpowered him,collected his gun and shot him.