See What Obasanjo Has to Say About the Nigeria Police Force

 

Olusegin Obasanjo has said that the Nigerian Police Force is indeed the most maligned government agency and un-appreciated in the country.

Obasanjo said this yesterday November 18 while playing host to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomom Arase, and other top officers of the police at his Presidential Hilltop home, Abeokuta.

 

The IGP and his team were at Abeokuta to assess the level of preparedness of the force regarding providing adequate security for people properties during the burial of late Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo slated for next Wednesday, November 25 in Ikenne, Ogun state.
 

Talking to Arase, Obasanjo explained that even though  the police remained the first point of call for assistance when people experience security breaches or challenges, this reality still has not whittle down some of the negative disposition of Nigerians towards the force.

The former president then urged the nation’s police boss to see the unappreciative attitude of Nigerians to the force as a challenge and work towards addressing it by flushing out the ‘bad eggs’ among them, which often draw negative perception to the police institution.

The ex-president said for the force to become more effective and efficient in policing the country, it requires quality information and intelligence gathering as well as the assistance of the public.