Transcript Country Presentation-Nigeria

Country Presentation
Nigeria
Hajara Ahmed
Nov 22, 2011
Map of Africa
Map of Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria
Police Flag of Nigeria
Statistics of Nigeria
• Nigeria is situated on the West of Africa and lies within Latitudes
4O North and 14O North between Longitudes 3O East and 15O
East.
• Total area: 923,768sqkm.
• Land: 910,768sq. km and Water 13,000sq. km
• Land boundaries: 4,047km
• Coastline: 853km
• Boundaries: West ( Benin Republic) 773 km, East (Cameroon )
1690kmNorth (Chad) 87km and (Niger) 1497km, South (Gulf of
Guinea and Equatorial Guinea) Maritime boundary.
• Total population: 152.2 Million people (Ratio 1:04) of Male/
Female. Population growth rate: 3.05% GDP :- 2010 estimate
Total $216.803 billion per capital $ 1,389
Statistics of Nigeria
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National day/ independence: 1st October, 1960.
Currency: Naira and kobo
Africa largest oil producer and 6th largest in the world.
Abuja is the Federal capital (officially moved from Lagos on 12th
December, 1991.
Official language: English
Life expectancy: 54-65 years, suffrage- 18 years.
Time: GMT+ 1 Hour
Country IDD: +234
Distribution / Division of Nigeria for
Policing purposes
Nigeria Police command structure:(a)Force Headquartersi. Office of the Inspector-General of Police
ii. Office of the Second in Command
iii. Departments:‘A’ Department -Administration
‘B’ Department - Operations
‘C’ Department - Works
‘D’ Department - Investigation/ Intelligence
‘E’ Department - Training and Evaluation
‘F’ Department - Research & Planning
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Cont…
The departments are headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police
(b) Zonal Commands: The 36 states and FCT are divided into 12 Zonal
Commands and each is headed by Assistant Inspector-General of
Police.
(c) 36 states and FCT commands - Headed by Commissioner of Police.
(d) 123 Area Commands - Headed by Assistant Commissioners of Police.
(e) 1115 Police Divisions - Headed by Chief Superintendents of Police (C
SP-DSPs).
(f) 5515 police Stations - Headed by Station officers (ASP and
Inspectors.
(g) 5000 Police Posts - Headed by Police Post Officers (Inspectors &
NCOs).
(h) Specialist Units:These are branches and specialized units of the police, equipped
with special facilities and gears to provide the necessary tools
required carrying out specialized operations in designated areas
and for designed tasks. These units include Marine Police, Air
wing, Railway, Forensic, Signals, police Mobile Force, Mechanical
Workshops, Medical, Mounted Troops, Dog and Veterinary
services, motor traffic Divisions, Tailoring and Printing services,
etc.
The Ministry that heads the Nigeria Police is Ministry of Police
affairs.
Law/order governing police function in Nigeria Police are:i. Section 194 of the Nigeria Constitution 1999 as amended;
ii. The Nigeria Police Act and Regulation and Any other Act;
iii. The Nigeria police is subjected to political influence
STATISTICAL SITUATION OF POLICE IN NIGERIA
STRENGTH OF THE FORCE FROM IGP-ASP II AS AT 23/08/11
RANKS
IGP
DIG
AIG
CP
DCP
ACP
CSP
SP
DSP
ASP1
ASP11
TOTAL
NO
1
7
21
102
139
366
957
1344
2772
7162
12586
25457
FEMALE
NIL
1
NIL
8
15
18
62
116
155
353
124
851
MALE
1
6
21
94
124
348
895
1228
2617
6809
12462
24606
FEMALE
PERCENTAG
E
0%
14.3
%
0%
7.8%
9.3%
5.2%
6.4%
8.3%
5.8%
4.9%
0.7%
3.2%
MALE
PERCENTAG
E
100%
85.7
%
100%
92.2
%
90.7
%
94.8
%
93.6
%
91.7
%
94.2
%
95.1
%
99.3%
96.8%
STRENGTH OF THE FORCE FROM INSPECTOR TO CONSTABLE
RANKS
INSPECTOR
SERGEANT
CORPORAL
CONSTABLE
TOTAL
NO
23763
39555
54772
133523
251613
FEMALE
851
1148
7259
21887
31145
MALE
22912
38407
47513
111636
220468
FEMALE %
4.0%
3.0%
13.0%
16.4%
12.4%
MALE %
96.0%
97.0%
87.0%
83.0%
87.6%
Main Areas of Police Functions
Under section 4 of the Police act, Cap P19, LFN, 2004, provides six
broad functions for the Nigeria Police Force, namelyo-Crime prevention;
-Detection and apprehension of offenders;
-Preservatiin of law and order;
-protection of life and property; and,
-Enforcement of all laws and regulations with which they are
directly charged. These include laws and regulation made by
federal, state and local governments.
-performance of such military duties within or outsides Nigeria as
may be required of them by, or under the authority of this or any
other Act.
Main Assignments of Women Officers
According to Section 121 of the Police Regulations provides that; women police
officers shall as a general rule be employed on duties which are concerned with
women and children, and shall be particularly employed in the following duties:* Investigation of sexual offences against women and children
* Recording of statements from female witnesses, accused persons and children.
* School crossing
* Crowd control, where women and children are present in any number.
* Attendance when women or children are being interviewed by male police
officers.
* Searching, escorting and guarding of women prisoners to or from police station.
Section 122 of the Regulation further provides that women police officers
recruited to the general duties branch of the force may in order to relief male
police officers on duties, be employed in any of the following office duties;
* Clerical duties
* Telephone Duties- which the male colleagues considered unimportant.
• Office orderly duties.
The duties assigned to women police officers by law
indicate a patriarchal attitude. The provisions on duties and
deployment clearly discriminate against women. These job
assignments are important from perspective of active
policing
Work Environment for Women Police
in Nigeria
The recognition of historical and global discrimination against
women prompted the United Nation organization to declare
1975-1985 as “DECADE FOR WOMEN”. This declaration was to
raise global awareness on status of women and to mobilize the
world community to eliminate discrimination against women, so
that women may attain equal economic, social, political and
legal status with their male counterparts.
The level of female representation in the Nigeria Police Force
may be the attribute that ‘women’s place is in the home’ and
that, women ought not to be either ‘practitioner or manager of
violence and its instruments.’
PERSONAL PROBLEMS
Section 126 of the police Regulations provides that “A married woman
police officer who is pregnant may be granted maternity leave in
accordance with the provisions of general order (a federal government
instruction that regulated the condition of public officials). However, an
unmarried woman police officer who is pregnant shall be discharged from
the force. Very few state Commands make provision for day care facilities.
This is another dimension of discrimination in relation to posting and
transfer; this is a serious issue in a large country like Nigeria. Section 125
of the police Regulation states that:“A married woman police officer shall not be granted any special privileges
by reason of the fact that she is married and shall be subjected to posting
and transfer as it were unmarried.”
Women in Nigeria Police now head State police commands and performing
better than their male counterparts, for DIG Ivy Okoronkwo, the second in
Command in the Nigeria Police Force was a Commissioner of Police in
Ekiti state, a volatile state, she brought the security situation under control
and relative peace and tranquility was restored.
Positioning of Women in Nigerian
Police
Women officers can reach higher positions, it is significant to mention
several women who played and hold vital positions in the Nigeria Police
Force. The second in Command to the Inspector General of Police,
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mrs Ivy Okoronkwo, Retired DIGs
Mrs Abimbola Ojomo and Mrs Florence Adebanjo, who headed the
Force criminal investigation department and the apex Police training
institution- Police staff college, Jos. Retired Assistant Inspector General
of Police- Mrs R.I. Iyamabo, Mrs Ugoma, who headed the
Administrative department, Dr. (Mrs.) Rose Abang Wushishi, the first
female Police to obtain a doctorate degree and the secretary to the
force and later in charge of Training department and Mrs Farida Waziri,
Chairperson of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, many
Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners,
Divisional Police Officers, Divisional Crime Officers etc
Women Police at Higher Positions
in Nigeria
There is no barrier to promotion of women officers in the Nigeria Police Force.
Every Officer (male or female) is expected to pass prescribed examination to
qualify them for promotion. There is no limit to which a woman can be
promoted; it is only the rank of Inspector General of Police that a woman has
not yet attained in the Nigeria Police Force. Equal training opportunities both
locally and abroad are benefited by Nigeria Police women. Several Officers have
been sent on foreign training to Italy, U.S.A., France, Ghana, Kenya etc
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