Nigerian Cops are acclaimed to be the best in the world, IGP says
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says Nigerian Police officers are seen as the best in the world because of their ability to ensure peace despite the lack of resources.
He noted that when they are given the right resources, they would perform better than their foreign counterparts.
The IGP, during a programme on Channels Television on Monday, called for more support for the police to enable them function effectively.
He stated that as a personnel in an organisation that is tasked with the function of fighting crime, maintaining law and order, policemen must be properly trained, equipped and given the necessary tools required for them to perform the functions adequately.
However, he said that “It is only in Nigeria that you have police officers that don’t have the required logistics that they need to operate, but they struggle and make the society peaceful.
“When you take them out of the country, to an international environment where those logistics that are required for you to do policing job are there, you see them performing wonderfully well. And that’s why Nigerian police officers are acclaimed to be the best in the world.
“Put Nigerian police officers side by side with even police officers from advanced countries; give them the same function; give them the same logistics; you’ll see the officers of the Nigerian police perform better than those that are coming from so-called advanced countries.
The inspector-General cited himself as an example, stating that “a lot of police officers from those advanced countries worked under me and I directed them on what policing is and what should come out of them.”
