Date:April 24, 2019, 6:33 am
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While the Police brutality can't be denied, it can't also be denied that we Nigerian failed to accord the Police with due respect.
THE NIGERIAN POLICE TOO ARE HUMANS
* The Nigerian Police are humans like Nigerians are, the Police officers pays house rent just like you and I does.
* The Nigerian Police pays their children's school fees just Nigerian parents does.
* The Nigerian Police feeds himself/herself just like average Nigerians strive to feed themselves and their Families.
* The only difference between we and the Nigerian Police is the uniform.
* A Nigerian Police faces the same challenges Nigerians faces daily.
* How much are Nigerian Police paid & when do they get paid?
* Is the treatment of the Nigerian Police in the hands of our Government the best?[/b]
[i]Yes! The Nigerian Police are corrupt, they receive bribes in broad daylight, but they are no different from the School "Headmasters, Principals, Rectors, Vice Chanselors" who steals from the Nigerian Purse by receiving salaries of Ghost Workers.
Yes! The Nigerian Police are corrupt, they receives bribes in broad daylight, but they are no different from the Parents who encourages their children into examination malpractices, the Nigerian Police are no different from the Parents who registers their children into the so-called special centres. What do you expect the child to become after graduation? A Patriotic & honest President?
No Doubt! The Police have been Brutal & Corrupt.
Read The Story of my Police Friend, Michael.
I have a friend whose name is Micheal, he's a Nigerian Police Officer, myself & Micheal became friends in the year 2011 when he was serving in my town of Origin "Ilese Ijebu", Ogun State, Nigeria. I was off town when Michael was transferred from Ogun to Kano in the year 2013, as a grown up guy, he started his family whilst his wife and 2 children. Michael did laments during our discussions about how tough it is to sustain his family with the token he receives as a Police Officer. Not too long after, in the year 2016, Michael was transferred from Kano to Lagos within a 24hours ultimatum without provision of shelter and other basic needs for the Officer. Fine, we must survive even though our political setup is bad, within 24 hours, Michael hurriedly left his wife & children for Lagos where he must be on duty by 4pm the next day. Michael made it to Lagos, with no time for him to rest and reboot his system he assumed his duty by 4pm on road checkpoints.
Officer Micheal, who was yet to rest from an unprepared & stressful journey was howled with insults and curses on the road by Nigerians who he was doing his best to serve even in the midst of his own uncomfortability. Just because he was playing his duty by asking for necessary legal papers from car uses, he was ushered with swear words and curses, Michael became furious and tired... to be Continued.
In the case of Michael, what do you expect him to do?
Everyone seems to be victims in our Nation of today, even our Police Officers are victims of trolls and bullies from frustrated and wicked Nigerians.
Cursing and Swearing at the Police Officers won't curb the brutality and corruption reigning in the Force, this myopic and unhealthy reactions by the Nigerian citizens will only deepen the menace carried out by our Police. We must understand their situation before we judge them, you may not understand until you become a Police Officer or meet someone who is a Police Officer who will state his ordeals a Nigerian Police, maybe then you all will understand better.
