Community policing has proven to reduce violence, and it’s been a domestic priority for President Biden. On Thursday, the administration announced more than $334 million in grants for community policing, bringing 2023 total investments in community-driven safety initiatives to $5.6 billion. The funding includes money for hiring, COPS School Violence …
Read More »We have done well in policing the electoral process – IGP Alkali Baba
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has hailed the performance of the officers under his command nationwide during the electoral process. Alkali made this known after patrolling through Abuja, Buhari, Jere, Kwoi, Kafanchan, Jos, and Kaduna. ‘We believe we have done well in policing the electoral process, …
Read More »Tyre Nichols case renews calls for changes to US policing
An unarmed Black man dies after a videotaped beating by police. The officers involved are fired. After a thorough review of the evidence, criminal charges are swiftly filed against the offending officers. Investigation, accountability and charges. This is often the most Black citizens in the United States can hope for as …
Read More »Bolanle Raheem: Enough Of Trigger-Happy Policing In Nigeria
The pervasive outrage that trailed the gruesome murder of Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem is reminiscent of protestations and demonstrations that greeted the killing of George Floyd in the United States. In May 2020, footage emerged of a police officer named Derek Chauvin, kneeling on the neck of Floyd which led …
Read More »Amotekun Corps Might Pioneer State Policing In Nigeria – RMAFC Chairman
Commendations have poured in for the Southwest Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps for its great work towards fighting crime and insecurity in the region. Naija News reports that the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, has on this premise disclosed that the security network …
Read More »‘An Invisible Cage’: How China Is Policing the Future
The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched. They are recorded by police cameras that are everywhere, on street corners and subway ceilings, in hotel lobbies and apartment buildings. Their phones are tracked, their purchases are monitored, and their online chats are censored. Now, even their …
Read More »State Policing and Restructuring: Obasanjo did nothing when he had the opportunity – Adesina
Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of doing nothing about restructuring and security architecture of the country during his tenure. Obasanjo had said that creation of state police would be a better option than community policing, following the widespread …
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