Robbers Are Killing Too Many Policemen - Okiro Cries Out

Robbers are killing too many policemen - Okiro cries out



THE rate at which policemen on duty are mowed down in the prime of their lives is giving the police sleepless nights, as something must be done urgently to check it.


The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, raised the alarm on Thursday while presenting cheques worth over N35 million to the next of kin of 75 policemen killed by armed robbers, in road traffic accidents or were lynched by mobs.


Okiro, who was represented by the DIG “A”, Ogbonnaya Onovo, said the public was becoming conscious of the supreme sacrifices paid by policemen.


According to him, “the rate at which we are losing policemen to armed robbers and irate mobs is becoming alarming and uncomfortable to the force hierarchy and we need to check this situation with everything at our disposal.”


Okiro noted that the police authorities had been doing their best by providing policemen with bulletproof vests, helmets and other accessories that could shield them from bullet.


He attributed the rising wave of crime to small arms proliferation, which he said the force was fighting “tooth and nail to check.” Okiro added that statistics had shown all over the world that policing was the most dangerous job as a policeman goes out in the morning for his day’s job and does not know whether he would return home alive.


Okiro said the amount was being provided for the families to alleviate their sufferings as there was no amount of money that could replace life and urged them to make judicious use of the money in training the children.

Source: http://www.tribune.com.ng/11072008/news/news5.html

The police also sell weapons to criminals. They maybe the pioneer of that business

Guys, guys, some sympathy please!

We know many of these policemen are corrupt, but there are some gallantly fighting against crime. These people make our lives safer in the long run. Let's show some respect and sympathy

Policemen are killing too many innocent citizens

The British police are not in the best position to train Nigerian police. They are facing different challenges. While British police are facing the challenge of KNIFE Crime with negligible small arms proliferation,  The Nigerian police is facing Huge GUN crime with unimaginable level of small arms proliferation.

We need to be sincere and look for an home grown solution to our policing problems.

You miss the point Kobo

he isn't saying the British police is incompetent because people are getting knifed, he means the nature of the challenges being faced in both countries are different - knife crime is more prevalent in the UK while heavy arms are used to commit crime in Nigeria - meaning the capabilities of the UK police are not the most suitable to train on how to deal with such problems.

skeen