The rot in the police training colleges in Nigeria does not only affect the infrastructure but also the welfare of the trainees.

Privileged to film a meal-time at the training college at Ikeja, Lagos, Channels Television’s crew watched as the cadets struggle to get their bellies filled with substances not fit enough to call food.

About 50 trainees were seen sharing one head of fish.

The Deputy Commandant of the Police College, Ikeja, Jonah Mavah said current the recruits get N150 daily meal allowance.
“N50 per meal is too meager,” he said.

The scenario is not different from those in the six other police colleges in the country.

A fresh graduate from the police college in Maiduguri, who requested to stay anonymous, said though there were toilets at the college, the trainees preferred to ease themselves in the surrounding bush.

There are 7 police colleges in Nigeria and a total of 18,500 constables graduated as at December 2012.

In 2013, a sum of N311 billion has been budgeted for the Nigerian Police. It is hoped this money would be used judiciously and a significant part of it be allocated to improving infrastructure in the Police Colleges and other facilities of the Nigerian Police.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/01/21/50-trainees-share-a-fish-head-in-police-college/

Below is a picture of a typical meal time at the Police Training College, Ikeja

This is just too sad....

Na food dey send dem go chop 4 there??

Is this impossible claim of 50 persons sharing a fish head supposed to make us feel sympathetic to the plight of the police? Guess the exaggeration was geared towards convincing government to improve their funding and for well meaning Nigerians to help contribute in the fund raiser organised by Channels tv!

Yet another spends 1billion to eat in a year

take dat: Is this impossible claim of 50 persons sharing a fish head supposed to make us feel sympathetic to the plight of the police? Guess the exaggeration is geared towards convincing government to improve their funding and for well meaning Nigerians to help contribute in the fund raiser organised by Channels tv!

See the clip on the link

babyosisi:

See the clip on the link

Ma'm, the squalid conditions those trainees dwell is real but that of 50 trainees sharing a fish head was exaggerated. There seem to be a connivance between top officers who invited Channels tv and the trainees to paint a gloomy picture!

The Deputy Commandant of the Police College, Ikeja, Jonah Mavah said current the recruits get N150 daily meal allowance. “N50 per meal is too meager,” he said.

This is the only part I find quite saddening, Prison inmates also enjoys same amount as daily meal allowance, this shows how degrading the police force has become.

Maxymilliano:
This is the only part I find quite saddening, Prison inmates also enjoys same amount as daily meal allowance, this shows how degrading the police force has become.

Its disheartening, that is less than a dollar a day! Pathetic

take dat: Its disheartening, that is less than a dollar a day! Pathetic

Quite pathetic bro...

These dudes go recoup everthing in one month after deployment...na their way abeg.

So pathetic!

ChannelsTV is showing the country what real journalism looks like and the power of professionalism and vision.

this is absolutely pitiful.

Choi! Dis is now nigerian prison force(npf). Kudos.

Yungwizzzy: Na food dey send dem go chop 4 there??

Can you survive or learn without food?

Police trying to imitate JESUS

take dat: Is this impossible claim of 50 persons sharing a fish head supposed to make us feel sympathetic to the plight of the police? Guess the exaggeration was geared towards convincing government to improve their funding and for well meaning Nigerians to help contribute in the fund raiser organised by Channels tv!

Nothing is impossible in Nigeria young man.

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take dat: Is this impossible claim of 50 persons sharing a fish head supposed to make us feel sympathetic to the plight of the police? Guess the exaggeration was geared towards convincing government to improve their funding and for well meaning Nigerians to help contribute in the fund raiser organised by Channels tv!

Sounds exaggerated. 10 people cannot even share head of fish.

damn...

Smh! What an irony.

Now it's a crime to serve your father's land. No wonder New recruits shoot at any given instance. God, PLEASE give our leader a good heart, to stop this suffering.

What is there in "fish head" to share?

Grossly exaggerated IMHO!

leonshom:
Can you survive or learn without food?

. Pls tell him . When dos in power spent billions on food in a year. Sick country

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Clerverly: These wannabe-assassins dey enjoyoooo 2 full bucket of water( sorry food) God catch you, if na you be the first civilian wey dem jam the day they finished their prison terms....Amadioha, please protect me from these trainee killers hands when they graduate

A big AMEN

Yungwizzzy: Na food dey send dem go chop 4 there??

lmao!
bros,u wicked o... A lil' decent meal wil enable there psycho. &physio. development to serve u better! ;-)

Ok

It must be a Shark or Whale head .

Yungwizzzy: Na food dey send dem go chop 4 there??

Na word you talk so....mstcheeeeew.