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The Nigerian Police Must Work Professionally and Follow The Constitution

The Nigerian Police Must Work Professionally and Follow The Constitution

Two things:

#1: Firing water cannons to the Governor of Rivers State: “Some civilians, apparently the governor’s political supporters, also walked along with Mr Fubara as the police continued to fire teargas and water cannons towards the governor”

#2: Arresting the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress: “President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, was picked up a few minutes ago from NLC state council secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination,”

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To the Nigerian Police, these stories are not just right. What is really wrong with Nigeria? How do we lose our souls because of allegiances to powers? Many things are not defensible including firing teargas to a Governor who ideally is the Chief Security Officer of the state. Then, the leader of the Labour Union, being picked up in a secretariat.  This is simply painful for Nigeria!

Nigeria needs a professional police force which takes orders from the Constitution and not big men. We must do better!


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