Shola2009:

Increase their salary!.thats the simple solution, the only reason why they collect bride and can be easily manipulated is because they income insnt sufficient,  if that can be settled i dont think they'll need anybody's money

You see, Shola it's a good idea.  It's one thing asking for salary increment and hope that the Nigerian Police attitudes would change, as a result. But I say 'No', their attitudes won't change!
If you like raised their salary level higher than that of their British, American, France, Germany and Swedish counterparts respectively, the Nigerian Police will always ask for BRIBE.  It doesn't matter with how much you raise the salary scale, Nigerian police would not get enough because, CORRUPTION is in their BLOOD therefore, inborn in their psych.  In addition, Nigerians are GREEDY PEOPLE BY NATURE - the never get enough. There's no covering up here because, we are! Always, comparing and competing with each other.  They see their neighbour, friend etc has got a 4 x 4 hey, they want it without ASKING HOW MUCH DO i MAKE, CAN I AFFORD IT?Huh!  Instead, they say I
must get one and they usually do at every cost mainly, at the expense of a hardworking innocent victim hence, the trouble we have in Nigerian today with the POLITICIANS, ARM ROBBERS, KIDNAPPERS demanding or stealing a fortune that's not theirs.  And after few week ask for the Ransom and see what you get.  They can't account for the money because they have lavished it and even have the gut to gone back for more. Now, tell me how could someone without a job own a car?  Or someone that earns less than £100.00 a week (if they are lucky!!) own a car an expensive one?  Probably, an inheritance from that rogue Senator called uncle, maybe! Hmmmm!!


In terms of reform, I believe there could be a cure to this problem but we must all help, no matter how small by overlooking our tribal lines (if we can) and vote according to what we believe in and the BIG DREAMS we have and share for our beautiful and blessed country.   As for reformation of Nigerian Police, have we tried:  (a) Clearing up the whole MESS and check out RECRUITING from SCRATCH (b) Have we considered strategies involving HARD WORK and REWARDS - whereby Officers with GOOD conduct are highly REWARDED for their positive acts. (c) Also, a strategy that encourages INFORMANTS within the police telling of the bad eggs among themselves and gain rewards for doing so.  But beware of trap settings here, as some Officers can go to high mountains and seas in order to spite colleagues they don't like or get on well with.  Hmmm, human nature can be cruel!!). 
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$poOne:

NO! The ranking files are way too corrupt for there to be any kind of meaningful reform. One possible solution would be to form a new state and city police force that cater only to their respective states, while the EFCC operates as a Federal police with jurisdiction across state lines – similar to the FBI in the US. And the minimum requirement for entry into the City force would be University Degree or equivalent degree through the police academy. Entry into the State Police would be at least 4 years service in the City Police Force. And minimum pre-req for entry into the EFCC would be 4 years service in the State Police.

ocelot2006:

That is simply NOT possible. Compared to the EFCC that is just a baby in comaprison with other agencies, the Nigeria Police Force boasts of a whole wealth of knowledge and experience in law-enforcement, intelligence gathering, and a whole lot of activities that dates from the 1800s to the present period. Hell, the then National S ecurity Organisation (NSO) which was later dissolved to form the State Security Service (SSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) (and in some part, the Defence Intelligence Agency DIA) were ALL created from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). And guess what, these agencies were first staffed by police officers and will always be staffed by officers (except for the DIA that is now under the full control of Defence HQ/Military). Even the EFCC that you talk about is manned and controlled by the NPF at the very top and at core positions. You simply cannot replace the NPF with the EFCC. The EFCC is just made up of lawyers and other civilians, while the main law-enforcing arm of that agency which handles the main arrests is being handled by a unit of the Nigeria Mobile Police (MOPOL), which in turn is a branch of the NPF. You simply cannot do away with the NPF. It won't work.

By the way, we already have our own form of the US FBI, and that is the SSS. The only difference is that the Nigerian SSS combines similar activities of the US Secret Service (VIP Protection) with that of the FBI (Internal Intelligence Gathering, Counter-Espionage, Law-enforcement). Other activities like money laundering is handled by the NDLEA along with its primary role of counter-narcotics.

Spyker:

Reform you say, Not in Nigeria. The police can only be reformed if we operate it like the USA did. Examples are

a. National or Federal Police eg.National Guard/FBI
b. State Police eg. NYPD, LAPD etc like in the US
c. Local Police eg. County Police

Gsmxpert:

Am the only one with an answer to your question,

[b][/b]




Our police will not need reform if the issue of bribery is ruled out, and how can that be done?
I have come out with a guaranteed idea

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE THEM A NEW UNIFORM WITHOUT POCKET, LETS SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO, I DONT THINK THEIR CAPS CAN HELP

agathamari:

hell no.

nigeria doesnt have police, they have inland pirates

darqly:

The police has to step up its recruitment requirements and has to be a place of choice NOT desperation!
Basic requirement now is primary school leaving cert I think for rank and file, and even at that, some candidates can barely speak the english.
Then they have to be careful who they select for firearms training and handling. If you give a slowpoke a gun, you make him a dangerous slowpoke

Gsmxpert:

Am the only one with an answer to your question,

[b][/b]




Our police will not need reform if the issue of bribery is ruled out, and how can that be done?
I have come out with a guaranteed idea

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE THEM A NEW UNIFORM WITHOUT POCKET, LETS SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO, I DONT THINK THEIR CAPS CAN HELP

esonuu:

police can be refined only if central bank will stop printing twenty twenty naira

baslone:

NOT POSSIBLE!!![/i]

Every policeman in Lagos wants to ride in the yellow danfo's picking
up innocent people. One in every 5buses in  Lagos is packed with
armed kidnappers claiming cops. Each squad has a daily target they must meet and
return to the DPO at the station. Increasing the salary will only cause
more harm to civilians.

Most of the displaced touts at Orile Iganmu and Amukoko[i] ended up
joining the police force. A former class mate of mine that was jailed 10years for
cultism was realeased when he agreed to join the police force. Although he died early this
year, he was a self confessed murderer. Imagine such a character.

Meanwhile someone should tell them to respect themselves and stop smoking weed[i][/i] in
uniform at the Okada park of Alaka end of Bode Thomas broad day light.