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A call for an increased presence of legal professionals within the Nigerian Police Force has been made by Tosin Osasona, a legal expert and program officer at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research/MacArthur Foundation Projects on Corruption Control. Speaking during a media town hall meeting organized by Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) in the Southwest region, Osasona highlighted the pivotal role lawyers can play in ensuring the effective prosecution of criminal cases.

Osasona pointed to the Police Act 2020, which stipulates that only police officers who are qualified lawyers are permitted to prosecute cases in court. He questioned the practicality of this mandate, citing the small number of lawyer-officers compared to the significant workload they face. According to him, bridging this gap by recruiting more lawyers would improve the overall efficiency of case management and legal proceedings within the force.

To address these challenges, Osasona proposed assigning at least one lawyer to every police division. This measure, he argued, would lead to more robust investigations and prosecutions, ensuring that cases are handled with the rigor and precision required by the law.

On the topic of State Policing, Osasona urged policymakers to prioritize problem-solving, efficiency, and accountability over administrative control. He highlighted the need to strike a balance between effective law enforcement and safeguarding citizens’ rights, stressing that both goals are essential for building public trust in policing institutions.

The town hall meeting brought together journalists from across the region to explore the implications of the Police Act 2020 for the public and law enforcement. The discussions centered on fostering greater understanding of the law and its potential to transform police practices. Participants also reflected on the media’s role in ensuring police accountability and promoting responsible journalism in reporting issues related to law enforcement.

Partners West Africa Nigeria, through this initiative, aims to bridge gaps between the police and the communities they serve. By advancing legal literacy and facilitating dialogue, the organization seeks to cultivate a justice system that upholds equity, transparency, and accountability. This collaborative effort is expected to enhance trust and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the public, contributing to a more equitable society.

BoldBrainz:
A Nigerian Police Officer who understands the rudiments of law is a dangerous weapon fashioned against every innocent hard-working Nigerian out there and just waiting to prosper.

Instead of the Lawyer helping to sanitize the policing system, he'll rather become more corrupt and vicious than the AK-47 caressing Olokpa out in the streets.

Make una sha no talk say I no early warn una!

Tayorshd87:
Good one .
At least it will promote smooth operation in the field

Antoeni:
Lawyers Are Liars,
The Highest Bidding Get Justice.
The Judiciary Has Been Compromised

Dtruthspeaker:
Law students are deceived that they are being taught Law is whereas, it is legal that is being taught.
https://www.nairaland.com/6989896/lawyers-not-deceit#110283265

That is why you see they have brainwashed you to think and say "legal this, legal that, illiegal"

Whereas legal is not Law!

So everyone is already spinning in this vortex of fake and unlawful law your bandit kings called politicians have created to deceive you people into letting them rule over you.

Antoeni:
Lawyers Are Liars,
The Highest Bidding Get Justice.
The Judiciary Has Been Compromised

JagabanBorgu:
The buIk of Nigerians are iIIitrates when it comes to the matters of the law, the court is all about you proving your case, if you can't prove your case you can't win in a court room, the law don't listen to your sentiments.

Dtruthspeaker:
Even you too do not know the Law, else you would have been known that the Law listens to everything and weighs them appropriately.

It is legal and evil men who do not listen but do as they already plan to do whether it is right or not. And here you are chanting the stupid legal lie and you did not know.

JagabanBorgu:
You have issues with basic understanding so I am thinking understanding the law is a tall order for you.
I said clearly "the court is all about you proving your case", can u prove your case without talking and bringing evidence?
How can the listen to what you didn't say?
U need to take comprehension classes before coming online so u stop typing sh!.t about the legal system.

Dtruthspeaker:
See how you flew off point addressing what was not raised while leaving the one raised.

For you clearly said "the law don't listen to your sentiments" and here you are talking off point.

Clearly, on top of your lack of knowing law, you lack many many simple and basic understanding. You need to go back to get both understanding and comprehension teachings so thatI you would learn that you do not answer "Akpan went to school" to a question asking "Did Akpan eat the food?"

JagabanBorgu:
Lol.
Read what u wrote again if it makes sense to you, trying to force yourself into a conversation that's beyond your level of understanding don't make you sound intelligent.
This conversation is clearly beyond your level, sit it out

Dtruthspeaker:
Clearly describing yourself because you see you cannot repair your goof neither can you attend to the issue i raised because clearly it is beyond your level of intelligence, so you resort to deflection to escape your lack of capacity to address the issue raised.

JagabanBorgu:
Goof
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Your reply showed you lack basic comprehension skills that kids in SS1 have, u should invest in learning rather than coming to talk online, this particular discussion is above ur level of understanding.

Dtruthspeaker:
😆😆😆😆😆 Clearly, you are an idiot who thinks he can Lie and cover a stupidity with lies on a written discuss. Shows you are naturally stupid.😆😆😆

Already the news these days kreep confirming all i said which is why you can not talk.

https://www.nairaland.com/8284917/what-dele-farotimi-wrote-afe#133157698

"That the Nigerian Justice System is criminal and complicit and can therefore not uphold the tenets of true justice nor the dispense thereof to which it is sworn."

or is it the fact that this one confesses your laws are made in someone's house

https://www.nairaland.com/8283590/most-state-laws-written-living

or is it the one King Biden just pardoned his son even after promising that he would never do so, since everyone is under the law!

https://www.nairaland.com/8282739/president-biden-pardons-son-hunter#133124955

Keep fooling yourself!😆😆😆😆

JagabanBorgu:
Your long write up won't change the fact that you can't win in a case in court without facts and evidence, the court won't judge a case in your favor because of your sentiments.
This is what we have been talking about, I never knew Joe Biden is the court or the law.
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When a Nigerian keeps referring to Nigerian society as "your", that is the first sign of Iack of exposure they are displaying.