One of the hallmarks of developed economies of the world is an efficient and effective public service. It is no rocket science to observe that the extent to which a nation is developed is a function of the magnitude of the effectiveness and efficiency of its public service. This accounts for the corelation that exists between under-developed countries and dysfunctional public service. Of course, Nigeria, with its vast potential as one of the top developing nations, is not an exception. The quality of her public servant and the services they provide for the nation leaves much to be desired. When a country sacrifices meritocracy at the altar of mediocrity, it is only going to be natural for her to manifest perpetual under-development.
It
is quite obvious that virtually all public service in Nigeria is in need of a
redesign but that of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is something else. Falling
victim of a police case in Nigeria is an encounter better to be imagined than
experienced. It is worthy of note that the level of dysfunctionality in the
Nigeria Police Force is on a monumental proportion. A state of emergency should
be declared on the NPF owing to the magnitude of its dysfunctional operations.
Thus, it is desperately and drastically in need of a redesign.
By
whatever standard, the Nigerian Police Force has failed in its assigned role of
serving and protecting Nigerians. Recently, there was social media meltdown
with respect to the activities of an aspect of NPF known as the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The trending hash tag on twitter was #EndSars. The
level of horrendous cruelty, savagery and extra-judicial killings going on in
SARS has long reached an alarming proportion. This is the natural product of a
public service system that has long tolerated the culture of impunity and corruption.
No wonder the score sheet of the World Internal Security and Police Index
International rated the Nigeria Police Force as the worst police force in the
world.
If
a redesign of NPF is not carried out and the status quo continues, the hope of
Nigeria becoming one of the great developed nations of the world will only
remain at the realms of probabilistic conjecture. Hence, all the reports on
police reform carried out by various organizations and civil society panel which
have been left on the shelves should be dusted and judiciously implemented.
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