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THE MISMANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES BY THE NIGERIA POLICE


The news that surfaced in Nigerian media a few weeks ago about the loss of rifles and ammunition from the Nigeria Police Force's (NPF) Armory division is extremely distressing because no traces or locations for the arms have been discovered. A security agency tasked with safeguarding people's lives and property has failed to safeguard the assets under its control! So, how do we refer to this situation? ... Even though the arms were declared to be unusable and expired, I referred to it as responsible irresponsibility. Also, so-called "expired" guns cannot be guaranteed to not discharge.

The Nigeria Police Force is a well-organized security force, but it has failed to account for 178,459 guns.

According to the Armory Section of the Police, there have been 88,078 AK-47 rifles and 3,907 miscellaneous rifles and pistols among various police formations since December of 2018. Not only that, as of January 2020, the missing weaponry and ammo are still unknown.

The agency's dismal performance in combating violent crime sweeping the country, such as kidnapping, banditry, robbery, and terrorism, is exacerbated by the agency's inexplicable missing arms. Because of the rising wave of kidnapping and banditry across the country, it's difficult to say where the weaponry ended up, making it a reasonable basis for the government to compel them to produce the missing arms. Both the financial and social costs should be considered by the government.


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Alimi Hussein said…
The writeup seems too long.
Frequent repetition of words is observed and it's advisable that it should be avoided.
March 15, 2022 at 10:43 PM
Unknown said…
Nice write up keep it up
March 17, 2022 at 9:50 AM
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