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Interrogating the Desirability of State Policing In Nigeria

Authors: NWOGWUGWU Ngozi

Publication Type: Journal article

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The debate of whether or not Nigerian states should have their own police forces has become more contentious. This is not unconnected with the high and sophisticated crime rate and insecurity pervading the country. The sustenance of order, security of life, legality, development and democracy may be difficult without policing. With the prevailing security challenge in Nigeria, it will be right to say that the federal policing have certainly performed below expectation. Nevertheless, antagonists of state policing have argued against it on the ground that the country is not ripe for because state chief executives might turn them into personal armies to fight political oppositions. Policing in Nigeria could be traced to the colonial era which subjugated the existing traditional informal law enforcement order and forcefully imposed western idea of policing, which has been maintained and sustained by successive governments. This is a big question that begs for attention is; would state police solve the security challenges in Nigeria? This paper will attempt to examine the missing gap in Nigeriaâ€™s security threat and concludes that there is need for constitutional and radical reforms for effective policing.

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NWOGWUGWU,N. . (0000). Interrogating the Desirability of State Policing In Nigeria , 0 (), 0-0.

NWOGWUGWU,N. . "Interrogating the Desirability of State Policing In Nigeria " 0, no (), (0000): 0-0.

NWOGWUGWU,N. and . (0000). Interrogating the Desirability of State Policing In Nigeria , 0 (), pp0-0.

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NWOGWUGWU,Ngozi , . "Interrogating the Desirability of State Policing In Nigeria ", 0 . (0000) : 0-0.

N.Ngozi , "Interrogating the Desirability of State Policing In Nigeria " vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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