In the three-month period after President Umaru Yar'Adua's May 29 inauguration marked the first-ever hand-over of power between civilian governments, 785 armed robbery suspects died in gunfights with police, while 1,857 were arrested, Inspector General of Police Mike Okiro said.
Before the end of their rule in 1999, Nigeria's military juntas placed troops in major cities, where they patrolled streets and kept a lid on crime, along with political dissent and other freedoms. When they went back to their barracks, that left only the police.

Hmmm, this is an example of a carelessly constructed lie designed to celebrate decades of military dictatorship.