The police in Nigeria – recruitment, formation and responsibility – legal instruments to improve the role of the police to establish security

Abstract

Every society functions on law. These laws establishes acceptable modes of conduct and prohibits certain actions and inactions. These laws ensures the security of lives and property. One major character of law is that it also provides sanctions for its violators. These sanctions are usually enforced by a Police system. Hence, policing is an intrinsic aspect of any society. This is because the security of any society is dependent largely dependent on the effectiveness of its policing system. This work is an analyses of the Police in Nigeria. The works details the formation, recruitment and responsibility of the Nigerian Police Force. It also reviews the effectiveness of the Nigerian Police based on its present structure and operations as allowed by the relevant laws and makes recommendations for an improved Police Force to meet the nation’s present security challenges.