The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has said the police can’t protect all Nigerians at the moment.
Arase said the current number of policemen in Nigeria is far too inadequate to provide security to all Nigerians.
Speaking in Jos while delivering a public lecture,
Arase explained that the size of the Nigeria police currently put at 305
policemen and women is not enough to guarantee the security of
Nigerians.
“The expectations of members of the public in Nigeria
are many and varied and exceed the resources and support given to the
police. Failures on the part of the police are easily observed and
widely reported and condemned while achievements of the police are
rarely recognized, applauded and rewarded,” Arase said.
Speaking further, he said, ‘police are in constant
contact with dangerous persons and in dangerous situations. The Nigeria
Police has remained steadfast to its responsibility of guaranteeing the
safety of the lives and property of the citizens even at the risk of
their own lives.’
While explaining the decrease in the workforce, Arase
explained that a total of 278 officers died between January 2014 and
December in 2015 while 194 others sustained varying degree of injuries.
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