THE ROLE OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
THE ROLE OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
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2014-02-17
Authors
BROWNSON, Benjamin Okereke
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Crime has been a major subject of concern throughout human
history. No society is free of crime and criminals. The Nigeria Police
Force is an agency established by law to ensure preservation of
public order and law enforcement as well as prevention and detection
of crime. The police plays vital role in the administration of justice in
any society. The police present the entry point into the criminal justice
system either through reports from the public or its own investigation
and surveillance. It is therefore a fact that an average citizen has
contact with the police more than with any other agency for
administration of criminal justice. This thesis examines the role of
Nigeria police in the administration of justice. The main objectives of
this thesis are to critically analyse the role of the police in the
administration of justice; to identify challenges militating against the
police in the areas of crime control and detection. The thesis
observes that some legal provisions on the operation and function of
police have negatively affected the operational capacity of the police
for example, section 214(3) and 4 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria
just to mention a few. The thesis equally observes that corruption in
the Nigeria police has been exacerbated by poor working conditions,
inadequate logistic and working facilities. These have greatly
undermined the operational efficiency of the police to prevent and
control crime in Nigeria. Consequently, the thesis recommends
amongst other things the amendment of section 214(3) of the
constitution to effect that a governor of a state being the Chief
Security Officer can give lawful directives to commissioner of police.
Similarly, the police must be properly trained, and adequately
equipped and well remunerated. The police must also collaborate
with other law enforcement agencies sharing intelligence to facilitate
crime prevention and detection in Nigeria.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER
OF LAWS DEGREE – (LLM)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW, FACULTY OF LAW,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
NOVEMBER, 2012
Keywords
ROLE, NIGERIA POLICE, FORCE, FORCE, ADMINISTRATION, JUSTICE, ISSUES, CHALLENGES