Which Is More Important? Change The Nigeria Police OR Change Their Uniforms

The federal government's approval a new camouflage uniform for officers of the Nigerian Police Force has sparked of reactions in some quarters, as these people believe that what is more important is overhauling the Police force rather that changing their uniforms.

President Goodluck Jonathan approved a test-run of a camouflage dress for the Nigeria Police Force as one of its operational attires.

According to the statement, the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar stated that "his appearance in the new police camouflage is a process of test running the uniform as one of the Force's operational outfits." And it is also expected to boost the image of Police officers as well as discourage them from developing cold feet any time they came face to face with robbers. Is that so?

Some of the people who reacted said:

The most important thing to change in Nigeria police is not the uniform; rather, a change of mindset is an imperative in the policing system of our nation. If u put a new uniform on a pig, that has not changed anything in that pig, except that you have succeeded in turning that pig into a clown. At every given opportunity, the pig will return to the mud. So i recommend that the Nigeria police, as a matter of urgency, needs a new mindset, a new attitude, a new orientation, new training systems and equipments. The arguement in favor of the change is based on the fact that the old uniform is being faked. I have seen this new uniform, if anything will be easy to fake, it is this camouflag. Anyway, Nigeria is know for misplacing priority. God help my nation. These days that police are dying in the hands of boko haram like chickens, they need to step up in training. They don't need any change of uniform. Anyway, they must create avenue for the new police leadership to chop.

by shine4christ
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Reforming the police force and boosting their confidence in the face of action is not just about changing uniforms but overall reformation of their training in quality and quantity.

by Adeiza Momoh
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The police effectiviness is not by uniform but by intelligence training, garget n good moral. FG n Police commision should set their pariority right n stop wasting public money. What happened to the blue uniform change earlier?

by master2
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Nice one! But what change(s) will the new camouflag uniform bring to the sanitation of the land apart from its beauty? Of what effect will the uniform has on the state of mind of every member of police officer? Remember "if e no be panadol, e no fit be like panadol" trying to look like soldier;can they(police officers') act like them(soldier) when it comes to protecting life & property with all their might,heart,sincererity & all integrity? Let wait till then. Tell I.G to look into all this & some other ones.

by Dare
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