Arts & Humanities Journal|IJAH

Title: THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTERNAL SECURITY: THE MYTH AND THE REALITY
Authors: Dr. Abubakar A. Fari., Professor Y. Mukhtar
Volume:2 Issue: 5
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1Dr. Abubakar A. Fari., 2Professor Y. Mukhtar 1Department of History, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. 2Department of History, University of Maiduguri and Currently, Vice-Chancellor, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria.
MLA 8 Fari, Dr. Abubakar A., and Professor Y. Mukhtar. "THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTERNAL SECURITY: THE MYTH AND THE REALITY." Int. J. Arts&Humanities, vol. 2, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 306-315, ijah.org/more2018.php?id=21. Accessed 2018. APA Fari, D. A., & Mukhtar, P. Y. (2018, May). THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTERNAL SECURITY: THE MYTH AND THE REALITY. Int. J. Arts&Humanities, 2(5), 306-315. Retrieved from ijah.org/more2018.php?id=21 Chicago Fari, Dr. Abubakar A., and Professor Y. Mukhtar. "THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTERNAL SECURITY: THE MYTH AND THE REALITY." Int. J. Arts&Humanities 2, no. 5 (May 2018), 306-315. Accessed , 2018. ijah.org/more2018.php?id=21.
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Keywords: colonial, corruption, internalized, reform, reorganization, Security
Abstract: This paper examines the capability of the Nigeria Police Force to provide internal security and maintain law and order having regard to its antecedents, tradition and record of performance in the colonial and postcolonial periods. It is discovered that the Force, as it is presently constituted and oriented, is incapable of enforcing laws, preventing crime and protecting the rights, lives and property of the citizens of this country. There is, therefore, an urgent need for reform so as to really internalize the Force, adequately provide for, and support, it.
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