The Nigeria Police Force was in a battered and neglected state when President Bola Tinubu assumed office and appointed a new Inspector General of Police, the police chief told lawmakers on Tuesday.
The IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, also said Nigeria must address the manpower shortage in the police, noting that even criminals are taking advantage of the deficiency.
Mr Egbetokun stated this on Tuesday while appearing before the House of Representatives at the sectoral debate.
He said Nigeria is still far away from the United Nations’ recommended policing ratio of one police to 400 citizens. He stated that Nigeria has about a 1:1,000 policing ratio.
“The manpower of the police today is grossly inadequate, even the criminals know that.
“The UN ratio of 1:400 is not attainable in Nigeria today because the ratio in Nigeria is 1:1000 which suggests that we have to double the manpower in the police and over,” he said.
Mr Egbetokun, who was appointed as IGP on 19 June by…
