Title

Contributing Factors to Police Homicide in Nigeria.

Authors

Ojedokun, Usman Adekunle

Abstract

Police homicide has become a serious problem in Nigeria as cases of police killings continue to increase across the country. Against this background, this paper examines the scale of, and contributing factors to, police homicide in Nigeria. It argues that a combination of certain institutional and non-institutional factors are responsible for the growing vulnerability of police personnel in Nigeria to violent death. A comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria Police Force operations is advocated as a means of reversing this trend.

Subjects

NIGERIA; KILLINGS of police; VIOLENCE against police; POLICE -- Mortality; LAW enforcement

Publication

Police Journal, 2014, Vol 87, Issue 1, p41

ISSN

0032-258X

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1350/pojo.2014.87.1.651