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Nigerian police plan to acquire stun guns and revise their rules of engagement in an effort to curb the use of deadly force, the inspector general of the force said on Thursday.

The West African country, which plays a pivotal role in regional stability, is beset by security problems ranging from armed bandits who have forced 40,000 people to leave the northwest in recent months to communal violence between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities in central states.

Last month, a United Nations special rapporteur described Nigeria as a “pressure cooker of internal conflict” due to security problems and what it said was an excessive use of lethal force by police and military.

This is with the intention of addressing public concerns on misuse of firearms by the police with its attendant consequences on lives and effect on the attainment of our community policing vision.

Mohammed Adamu told a gathering of senior officers in the capital, Abuja, that he had “initiated actions” toward deploying less lethal weapons – commonly known as stun guns – for low-risk police operations.

“This is with the intention of addressing public concerns on misuse of firearms by the police with its attendant consequences on lives and effect on the attainment of our community policing vision,” Adamu said, according to a copy of the speech distributed to media.

He did not say how much the stun guns would cost.

Adamu said the force had also revised and simplified “Force Order 237”, which outlines its rules of engagement.

He did not specify what changes were made, but said the redesign would ensure the “protection of fundamental human rights” in policing.

The force is also arranging special training for certain units, including the counter-terrorism unit, anti-robbery and kidnapping squads, and criminal investigation specialists.

Source: https://www.africanews.com

When are you guys going get these stun guns. This is third time within the past 6 years this has been announced. Im pretty sure you cops don't even want then.

2013 announcement
2016 announcement
2022 announcement coming soon...

It is not the weapon, but the person handling the weapon that is the issue.

Psychiatric test on or police men will do more good, especially the junior ones.

The police will still abuse it.

Even if they will be carrying RPG, we aren’t bothered, our concern is the degree of sanity of the men in uniform

Opportunity has come for the trigger-happy miscreants in uniform. They will just be shooting any how now claiming that afterall their dane guns arent meant to kill. I tell you, they will kill more people with the stun guns than they have ever killed with live amunitions before. Nigeria Police is simply an anti-people agency.

kernniejay:
Opportunity has come for the trigger-happy miscreants in uniform. They will just be shooting any how now claiming that afterall their dane guns arent meant to kill. I tell you, they will kill more people with the stun guns than they have ever killed with live amunitions before. Nigeria Police is simply an anti-people agency.

You dey my mind. Dem go just dey shoot people anyhow, any small sign of argument, na shooting, some wey dey fear for their life and family before in their handling of lethal weapon no go care again.
The first thing is to take them off our community, patrol should not be done profiling people arbitrarily when no incidence of crime in such area at such time.

Still wont make a difference with this same crop of officers and men.

Nigerians are difficult people, Its not always easy and i can relate with some of their shortcomings.

They should have opted for taser gun instead. It gives the officers option to take down person from a distance.

OlujobaSamuel:
You dey my mind. Dem go just dey shoot people anyhow, any small sign of argument, na shooting, some wey dey fear for their life and family before in their handling of lethal weapon no go care again.
The first thing is to take them off our community, patrol should not be done profiling people arbitrarily when no incidence of crime in such area at such time.

lol

Ndi ara

Ndi oshi

Soon na den guns dey go acquire

Teargas is the best.

Nigerians are wild animals. They will beat or kill the police man if they found out he don't have real gun