Why do our police men walk around with assault rifles?

In most advanced countries, you hardly see policemen with assault rifles walking around the streets. They have their pistols inside a holster and only bring it out when its needed. You only see them with assault rifles (AK 47, etc) in times of emergency like riots, robbery, siege etc.

Here in Nigeria, you see our police walking into public transport, beer palour and shekpe joints with fully loaded ak47 rifles. It seems ak 47 is the default primary weapon for the police. Gone are the days when police men walk the streets with just a barton. Invite them for as security in a social program such as wedding, child-dedication or even a kid's birthday party and you see them with that annoying long gun on full display!

I think the government should do something about this. We hear cases of trigger happy policemen shooting innocent victims and claiming accidental discharge. If they are made to carry pistols alone, there won't be such incidences as it will require the policeman to bring the gun out from its holster, remove it from safety before shooting. Such scenarios will never be termed 'Accidental' discharge but first degree murder.

The pix below is for clarity sake. It explains a lot why the popular NPF acronym has been turned to a popular saying: Not People's Friend

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[s]the fear of boko haram is the beginning of wisdom[/s]. Features of 3rd world countries

Monsters on parade..

Hmmmm...

The pix show hw friendly the police can get!!!
Bt Naija police I hail Oooo..

Don't blame them. We live in an insane enviroment.

An average Nigerian behaves when they see guns. So don't blame them.

Obviously I've been thinking of this a while back. The assault rifle Magnifies their weakness. They brag with it. A police once told me he'd Shoot me and Says it misfired. His Rifle is Rusted and round up with Tape. The Sling alone is very dirty and has many patches. How on earth wouldn't they back at The HQ agree with him it misfired? They are the most Lackadaisical set of people.

@Pictures. The difference is clear

Will be back

most of the guns dont work...dont be too worrried...policemen should never show guns to civillian..but in Nigeria everything goes and this is the least of our problems now

even wit d big guns, we never fear them

Nigéria is a 3rd world country , they Will not hesitate to lynch a policeman carrying a pistol.

I find them very irritating to say the least!!

I was shocked when I watched on CNN the other day that there is an ongoing debate in China as to the propriety or otherwise of allowing police carry firearms in public! I was shocked that all this while, their policemen don't bear arms!

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its because they are illitrates,, DATS ALL.

Why not show pics of guns used by armed robbers.

they only use it to terrorize the public.Give me 50naira or i shoot you.GBAM

Lmao

Have you seen American police?

When they get their full gear on, you will wonder if they're going to fight in Gaza and not just arrest someone

Anyway, Nigeria police need the big guns. These days criminals roll with rocket launchers, and bank robbers move with grenades. You would be surprised at how cheap Ak47s are on the street...

chemmerfrank: most of the guns dont work...dont be too worrried...policemen should never show guns to civillian..but in Nigeria everything goes and this is the least of our problems now

Clearly, that is the least of our problems.

In other news, report just reaching us has it that President Jonathan gave Buhari the bulletproof jeep that saved his life.

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Olekumaster: [s]the fear of boko haram is the beginning of wisdom[/s]. Features of 3rd world countries

Thats not it,its what they've been doing for years even before BokoHaram came out...
Are policemen in SW,SE and SS also scared of being attacked by BokoHaram....
Come to Ondo, Ekiti, and other peaceful States like that, you see the officers Carrying, Sleeping,Waking up,Bathing, Eating, and Drinking with the rusted, heavy, and disgusting looking AKs...Most times one finds it difficult to diffentiate between them and touts,corrupt and shallow thinking illiterates....

how many guns do our police use sef?
Is it not one?
Besides they are also trying to protect dia own lives, here is not europe

ITbomb:
Clearly, that is the least of our problems.

In other news, report just reaching us has it that President Jonathan gave Buhari the bulletproof jeep that saved his life.

we only saw the trailer of the stage play directed by clarence peters...my brother the real movie never come out....politics disgust me..if not for the loss of lives i wouldnt giv a F

They should be using this

It's necessary since criminals have access to assault rifles.

After the north Hollywood shout out in California in which Bank of America was robbed in 1994, patrol officers are now allowed to carry military weapons such as the US army M-16.

Quite few of them av a pistol gun tho. I think the uniform on their neck is not enough to scare away criminals,hence the need to carry an assault rifle. Ak47 has more fear attached to it than a pistol dat is usually hanged around the waist & not well noticed. I so much wish npf can fully distribute dat new uniform.