Nigeria: Poor welfare driving corruption in Police Force, citizens raise alarm (thenewsguru.com)

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They dont take care of us, and that is why we are having problems in the Nigeria Police Force, and that is why corruption is very rampant.

When you look at it visvis the kind of radical reforms that we want to happen, youll see that we have a very long way to go.

Budget improvement will work fine as the police are underfunded, Okoro advised.Advertisement

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Making sure that the officers who are on the front line are catered for is the way to go, Isamotu insisted.

A man who identified himself as Clement and a serving police officer phoned in during the radio programme and had these to say Police organization has made the junior ones be demoralized.

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