OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU: A CALL FOR URGENT INTERVENTION IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE BY DEJI ADEYANJU
Your Excellency,
With utmost respect for the office you occupy, I write to draw your attention to the deepening rot within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which, if left unchecked, threatens to completely erode public trust and destroy the very institution meant to protect us all.
Under the watch of the current Inspector-General of Police, the Force has become increasingly compromised by a pattern of conduct that has brought the institution into disrepute. The NPF has become personalized and weaponized, with growing reports of the Force being used to settle personal scores and intimidate private citizens.
The civic space has shrunk under a climate of fear. Peaceful expression, association, and lawful dissent are now treated with suspicion or outright hostility by an institution that should protect these freedoms.
More disturbingly, the men and women who serve in the police force continue to operate under conditions that are nothing short of inhumane. Officers lack adequate welfare, modern equipment, proper housing, and fair remuneration resulting into the recent police protest. The morale of the average police man is low, and yet they are still expected to perform optimally. A Force that is deprived of dignity cannot enforce the law with dignity.
The NPF urgently needs reform, but reform cannot happen under leadership that undermines its very principles. It is in light of this that I respectfully urge you to act decisively by relieving the current Inspector-General of Police of his duties and appointing a leader with a clear commitment to constitutional order and human rights.
Yours Faithfully,
DEJI ADEYANJU, ESQ.
