Vanguard (Lagos)
15 November 2008
To this end, many children born by the inmates are largely unclaimed, and the women, though some know the fathers of their kids, many of them do not.
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"WAO!!! these are the police force we have, .." Bad, isn't it? The WORST!!!
Maybe you wish to trade your police force .... Say with the police force in USA. What will you get, dear African? What does the African face in USA? Plenty. Here is a hint. [Note that the incidents - and others - are accessible on internet.]
1) * You are "profiled". That is, they single you put for special, eh, treatment. You are stopped anytime and your car searched. Who knows: You may be beaten to a pulp by the police. Instant extra-judicial 'justice'. (Rodney King)
OR
Illegal drugs will be found on you or in your car someday. You never touch the stuff? Your word against theirs. Jail term. By the way, many "profiled people" are jailed for decades - for nothing. Do you face that in Nigeria?
2) You may be shot to death for nothing. Do you remember the African who was shot to death in New York in front of his apartment? (Amadou Diallo). That incident was picked up by the media maybe because the victim was a foreigner. Nothing very unusual there. Do you face that in Nigeria?
3) You may be assaulted by the police. Maybe the few bad policemen in Nigeria make girls pregnant. How about if you were in a police station in New York, my dear man, and the police used a broomstick in your behind? (Abner Louima) Would you prefer that, my dear African, because you will not get pregnant?
Before you start trashing your mother (Africa) find out if other mothers are any better. Start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cases_of_police_brutality
This is a despicable act from police that should be urgently investigated and culprits appropriately punished. Somebody should put a stop to this shameful act before it gets out of hand. The police in this case is destroying the fabric of our society. One does not need to consult a crystal ball to know that children born in this way will not do well in life and certainly they are prospective area boys and street girls constituting a menace to the society. Government should help the inmates to find the fathers of their babies. DNA tests will be more accurate and should be used for all possible culprits.
Nigerian police? Forget it. If you still have faith in them, sorry!
I never have hope that anything good will come from the Nigerian Police. They are a bunch of corruptible elements who have no morals and good characters, no matter how highly placed. It runs in the system. It is said that a fish start to rot from the head: So if you are looking to address the root cause of anything bad in the Police Force (PF) start from the top. Re-orientation must start from the head of the PF. Hopefully by exposing the dishonorable activities of these unscrupulous elements, efforts will be directed at bring the shameless policemen to book. Without punishing these nefarious people, there will be no incentive to refrain from this bad behaviour.
Nigerian police essentially reflect the fabric of that society.Most men in Nigeria no matter their status in life will act the same.They will sacrifice their dignity in situations where they exert some authority over women.Professors, doctors, teachers, judges,lawyers,pastors,etc.I have seen things in that country that defy reason.Why blame the police.They are only acting Nigerian.
Who is responsible for this story? The Federal Government of Nigeria or the Lagos State Government of Nigeria? "Policemen Make Us Pregnant in Detention" is not so bad but "According to the source, the police connections is not recorded because "it is not our responsibility unless the inmates complain officially and to higher authorities" made me cry for my beloved country.
I do not find this hard to beleive, all Nigerian officials are crooked, the police are just the "trickle down" effect of all of the corruption. The best thing to do is stay out of gaol, stay away from the police, and mostly stay away from their genitalia..
WAO!!! these are the police force we have, a bunch of corrupt,lazy, ill prepared and dishonest group.God save Nigerians.The babies should be promptly given to their fathers,irresponsible fathers one can say.Shame on the police force of Nigeria,shame on you and turn a new leaf as fast as possible before you start incurring the wrath of Nigerians.