We know that the Nigeria Police Force is one of the most ridiculed, maligned and feared institutions in this country at the moment. As a responsible parent, what would you do if your child tells you he/she wants to join the Police?

BlueMurder: We know that the Nigeria Police Force is one of the most ridiculed, maligned and feared institutions in this country at the moment. As a responsible parent, what would you do if your child tells you he/she wants to join the Police?

Hell NO

kunletiwoo:
Hell NO

Very serious. I remember several years ago when i was in the dungeon of unemployment, i almost joined the Force in desperation. Everyone i knew advised me to drop the idea like hot coal, in order not to earn my share of the huge volume of curses people heaped on policemen daily.

BlueMurder:

Very serious. I remember several years ago when i was in the dungeon of unemployment, i almost joined the Force in desperation. Everyone i knew advised me to drop the idea like hot coal, in order not to earn my share of the huge volume of curses people heaped on policemen daily.

If you had joined the force then, you probably might have gone mad by the curses of innocent Nigerians. I Thank God for your life though.

kunletiwoo:

If you had joined the force then, you probably might have gone mad by the curses of innocent Nigerians. I Thank God for your life though.

Thank God for yours too. Wow! Are you saying most of our "olopa" don kolo?

BlueMurder:

Thank God for yours too. Wow! Are you saying most of our "olopa" don kolo?

Yes bro, The funny thing is you'll see some of them wearing sandals on duty. lol

kunletiwoo:

Yes bro, The funny thing is you'll see some of them wearing sandals on duty. lol

What? Are you sure those ones are not armed robbers in stolen/borrowed/rented police uniforms? Seriously though, our Police is in dire need of renewal. It appears the Acting IGP has taken the first steps by dismantling roadblocks and introducing new uniforms, but these are just tiny drops of disinfectant in an ocean of police filth. There is a long way to go before people would start regarding policemen as human beings after all.

BlueMurder:

What? Are you sure those ones are not armed robbers in stolen/borrowed/rented police uniforms? Seriously though, our Police is in dire need of renewal. It appears the Acting IGP has taken the first steps by dismantling roadblocks and introducing new uniforms, but these are just tiny drops of disinfectant in an ocean of police filth. There is a long way to go before people would start regarding policemen as human beings after all.

Hmmmm! It's not all about the container but the content that is right inside the container. Most of them have loss focus of their core role and objectives as corruption is now the order of the day in their Camp.

They all have to be born again.

kunletiwoo:

Hmmmm! It's not all about the container but the content that is right inside the container. Most of them have loss focus of their core role and objectives as corruption is now the order of the day in their Camp.

They all have to be born again.

As it is in other spheres of the nation's existence. Very shameful indeed, but we should be hopeful. In the meantime, it would be interesting to know what other NLers would do if their kids express the desire to join the Police. Would you threaten him/her with a curse? Would you encourage him, bearing in mind the "current reforms"? Or would you be indifferent? As for me, the fact that i do not want to be seen anywhere around the vicinity of a police station, should be enough to drive away any such thoughts from the minds of my kids.

BlueMurder:

As it is in other spheres of the nation's existence. Very shameful indeed, but we should be hopeful. In the meantime, it would be interesting to know what other NLers would do if their kids express the desire to join the Police. Would you threaten him/her with a curse? Would you encourage him, bearing in mind the "current reforms"? Or would you be indifferent? As for me, the fact that i do not want to be seen anywhere around the vicinity of a police station, should be enough to drive away any such thoughts from the minds of my kids.

Hahahah!