Prof. Oluremi Sonaiya has told the Federal Government to overhaul the Nigeria Police Force, to make the force to live up to its responsibilities.
Sonaiya, who is seeking the presidential ticket of the Kowa Party in the upcoming general elections, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.
She said it would be difficult to stop the rampaging herdsmen, unless the police were equipped adequately to counter the bloody onslaught of the herdsmen.
“Do the police not know their jobs anymore? Is their responsibility not to protect lives and property? Don’t they know how to fish out and arrest suspects anymore?
“These are some of the questions that we need to ask. The police should step up its performance so as to attain its optimal efficiency.
“However, those external factors inhibiting the police from performing, such as poor funding and mismanagement of available funds should also be looked into and addressed.’’
Sonaiya also condemned a statement credited to the Miyetti Allah group that the killing of their cows prompted the latest massacre in Plateau.
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