Nigeria Needs State Police to 'Boost Force Numbers'
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that state police would help tighten the security situation across the country. "To meet the 1 police member to 400 persons according to the UN prescribed ratio, we would require almost triple the number of our current police force."
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Nigeria:
Police Face 116,000 Personnel Shortage
Daily Trust, 18 November 2016
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris said the Nigerian police needs additional 116,510 personnel to reach maximum strength to police the entire population. Read more »
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