Politicians send criminals to snatch weapons from policemen – Retired army officer By Emma Amaize, Editor, South-South, Egufe Yafugborhi, Davies Iheamnachor (Port Harcourt), Ike Uchechukwu (Calabar), Eme Idio (Yenagoa), Harris-Okon Emmanuel, Chioma Onuegbu, Perez Brisibe (Ughelli) and Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu (Benin-City )


A Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in a South-South state told Sunday Vanguard secretly: “In my station, we have only three AK 47 rifles and one patrol van allocated to us from the State Command. The Commissioner is aware that we do not have arms to fight men of the underworld.
“How I manage is that at night, I deploy some policemen to guard the station with two of the AK 47 rifles, because we cannot afford a situation where criminals overrun our station at night or suspects in the cell break loose with no weapon to challenge them, while I send a patrol team out with just one AK-47 rifle. “In other words, only one policeman in the patrol team has weapon. So they must pray not to run into armed robbers, but if they meet ‘bad boys’, you know there is nothing they can do with one AK 47 rifle against people carrying more sophisticated weapons”. He went on, “So when you hear that policemen are disarmed or they are scared to face armed robbers, this is part of the reasons. In the case of an under-attack resident within the neighbourhood calling our Division in the night, the patrol team has to weigh its options before moving in; otherwise, the heavily-armed gang will finish them”. One of our reporters teased a policeman found catnapping at about 10.02 am at the security outpost of a bank in a state capital on Tuesday that his wife did not allow him to sleep at night. And he replied: “No, that is not the situation. The truth is that I did night duty up till this morning and, because of shortage of personnel, I have to resume here (bank) at 7.00 am without resting. “We are supposed to rest, at least take a day off after doing night duty. But in my Division, it is not like that and, honestly, this is not the way our colonial masters designed it. That is why you see me sleeping, nobody can cheat nature.” A police officer heading the crime unit of a police division in the state told his own story: “We have a push-and-start patrol van quite alright, but the DPO does not give us money to repair the van or buy fuel. He said there is no provision for it and I and my boys have to pursue criminals. If the car is faulty, we have to raise money for repair and we buy fuel to patrol. “I hope you know it is not water that we put in the van to chase criminals. So Mr. Journalist, tell me how we will raise the money. “Some policemen do not have office. We construct makeshift structures to serve as our offices inside a police station and, sometimes, we stay under a tree to work; that is our office. Go to some police stations in Benin-City, Edo State capital and other states in the South-south and find out what I am saying”. Police arrest suspected cultist that threatens to kill DPO, burn down police station Investigation by Sunday Vanguard shows that the law enforcement officers the public expect to protect them are not only dog-eared, but also unfit to secure themselves. ‘New police station without roof’ Besides corruption, which is like a model in every police station, policemen in Edo operate under unpalatable environments. They lack logistics support, including the very uniform they wear and office accommodation. The command also lacks adequate personnel. A private investigator and member, Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, Mr. Alfred Darosha, in his assessment of the situation, said: “Even up to their kits, I can count about 10 officers that I have had to sew uniform for because they were looking so dirty, weapons are not there, vehicles are not there. Uniforms that are supposed to be free, they buy in Cooperative. Every Officer-in-Charge, OC, Tailor knows me because I will always take one policeman or the other to him and say, ‘sew uniform for him, I will pay you’. It is as bad as that. “They established a New Oba Market Police Station, no personnel, no logistics, there is no roof over the building. We had to contribute money to roof that place. If you go to Esigie Police Station, I renovated it. I have renovated with my money nothing less than 15 police stations in Edo State. “If you go to inside Esigie Police Station where they used to call Family Unit; that is where they have Marine Police, you will see a plaque naming the people who contributed to renovate the police station. My name is on the wall”. He added: “Another thing is that the police in Edo cannot stop taking money for bail. Bail is supposed to be free, but bail is not free because they have to help themselves when logistics are not coming from anywhere. They have to use this odd money to provide the logistics like case files, biros, everything they have to buy. .“The last vehicles that were given to the police in the state came during the first tenure of former Governor Adams Oshiomhole; the second tenure, nothing, and since the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, came, nothing. “But l do not blame the government because the police are not helping matters. The Inspector General, IG, is given money to buy vehicles. I went to Force Headquarters in Abuja recently and saw brand new vehicles there just lying fallow, brand new Toyota Hilux trucks. I counted up to 20; what were they doing there? “The thing is that Edo is starved of personnel and logistics. That is why they cannot perform optimally, that is why they cannot stop taking bribe, they cannot stop taking money for bail”. FG earmarks N200M for Taraba Bio-Technology Centre According to him, the policing of the police is also lacking in Edo despite the existence of the Commissioner of Police, CP, and IG Monitoring Units. Darosha said: “They (policemen) do anything they like because of the system. Recently, I got a hint that there will be rival cult killings and I gave the information to the police. “They gave it to an officer for investigation but what did he do? Nothing! Two weeks after, I started hearing of killings, robbery in broad daylight, killings in broad daylight”. The private investigator said the Edo CP is doing his best as he has genuine motive, but pointed out that there are sycophants around him, who, according to him, monetize every criminal investigation. “Some people under him, you give them information, they monetize it. “I have not been sleeping in my house for close to two years. I gave information to somebody. I wrote to Abuja and Abuja sent it down for investigation, and they gave the information out. Since then, they have been trying to kidnap and kill me. They have gone to my house several times to rob me, dispossess me of valuable items, but I thank God for this CP, he is trying but a tree cannot make a forest”. Obaseki doesn’t believe in noise making – Ohonbamu Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki has designed a new “security architecture” for the state to take care of criminal activities. But it seems the administration does not want to make its intervention on security public. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon Paul Ohonbamu, told Sunday Vanguard: “There are certain things that you cannot see. Security issues are sensitive issues that you cannot always make public or see. For instance, few days ago, there was a security meeting in Government House. Now ask yourself, why is it that when people commit crime in Edo now, within hours, they are arrested? “There are other ways things are being done on security. It cannot be vehicles alone; at a time, vehicles were also given to them, then communication gadgets given too. So he can just call the security agencies and do what he wants to do without announcing because he does not believe in noise making but he achieves results”. Rivers police hampered by operational challenges – CP Ahmed Harping on operational limitations, Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Zaki Ahmed, said: “The command is facing several challenges, including inadequate manpower, lack of training, poor crime fighting equipment, lack of office and residential accommodation and patrol vehicles. I appreciate the IG, who graciously drafted 20 patrol vehicles and those donated by the Dangote Foundation. That has helped the command in the fight against crime.” Woman locks maid in toilet while leaving for church A police officer, who stressed lack of capacity building among the rank and file, said there was need for officers and men in the country to be updated regularly with new crime fighting skills to deal with the growing sophistry of criminals in the society. Our police are partisan, extortion – minded – Security expert On his part, a security expert, Shola Mese, noted that beyond the acknowledged limitation, one of the weaknesses of the police is the knack for extortion and struggle to be posted to political office holders and wealthy individuals. “Recall that in the 2016 Rivers re-run election, a DSP, leading 12 officers of MOPOL 48, on election duty, was beheaded along with his orderly by suspected political thugs. Such unthinkable incidents happen these days during elections, you now have PDP police and a different police loyal to APC”, Mese said. “And in spite of the assurances by the authorities in Abuja that the police no longer indulge in private guard duties, several officers and men are still found all over the place escorting, shining shoes, opening house gates and car doors for expatriates and private Nigerians with ready gratifications to offer. “These extraneous duties police have arrogated to themselves make them more vulnerable to attacks. Elections are here again, if the police do not turn a new leaf, we could experience worse incidents.” PH residents say police nonchalant In Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, 18 out of 20 residents who spoke to Sunday Vanguard in separate interviews, in their amateur assessment, said the police were too complacent and unorganized to effectively check sustained kidnapping, armed robberies, killings, baby factories and sundry crimes in the state. They highlighted that the perceived weaknesses account for the impunity with which armed men have killed policemen in the state. Within two months this year, the state police command lost over eight men to bandits’ attacks, with firearms of the victims carted away. Media consultant, Alambo Fred, said that between Emuhua, Rivers State and Mbiama, Bayelsa, no less than 15 checkpoints line the East-West Road, yet vehicles are shot at by bandits, drivers and passengers killed as others are kidnapped and ransom paid for their freedom with valuables and cash lost. In C’River, no refresher training for 15-20 years In Cross River State, a police officer narrated to Sunday Vanguard the rot in the system. “In recent times, many policemen have indeed lost their rifles and sometimes service pistols to criminals even at check points and flash points owing to various factors, including proper implementation of protocols and Standard Operational Practice, SOP”, he said anonymously. “Many policemen have not received refresher or further training since they left Police College (PC), our superiors and the authority expect us to still function effectively with the training we got 15 to 20 years ago. It does not work that way because, every second, criminals are improving on their attack and assault strategies. Goddis Gardens alleges forceful shut down by a known retail outlet “A policeman is supposed to be equipped, not be reactive, but proactive because if he is proactive, he can stop the crime even before it happens. For instance at a check point, policemen are not supposed to be less than five and must be strategically positioned to counter any form of assault from hoodlums. “But most times, you discover that a policeman is not at alert because he is trying to get tips from commuters and, oftentimes that is the only window a criminal needs to strike. So there must be consistent training to match these criminals and nip their plans in the bud. “SOP must be followed at all times and every piece of intelligence must not be treated with levity because you never can tell which one will save life or save your job because the rifle, in most cases, is even valued more than the man carrying it. So training and retraining must be emphasized and it must be regular”. Gun for gun, voodoo for voodoo A policeman, who claimed to have enlisted eight years ago, opened up: “To be frank with you, I never lost my guard and my nozzle will never point to the ground until I leave my duty post because I know that I am a target. Many people leave things to chance, but these criminals do not, they device every means necessary, including voodoo.

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NA D SAME POEPLE.

thepussyking:
Fvck those police dog's.
spit on them and them uniform.
spit on the nigeria police force.
bastard's
spit.

if SARS catch u.......

Nigerians are just being told indirectly that the police can not protect them.

Plain truth.