Survey: Police, Most Corrupt Institution In Nigeria, SERAP Alleges
The Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Wednesday, claimed that its survey found the Nigeria Police Force to be the most corrupt institution in the country.
“In our Corruption Survey, @PoliceNG ranked the most corrupt institution in Nigeria.
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“The police were the most adversely ranked on bribery indicator.
“For every 100 police interactions reported by the respondents, there was a bribe paid in 54 interactions. #EndSWAT #EndSARS,” it tweeted.
SERAP also stated that it had asked the Federal Government to probe the force and ensure it is corruption-free.
“In the Survey, we made the following recommendations to @NigeriaGov:
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• Establish an independent commission of inquiry with subpoena power to conduct a transparent, comprehensive, and impartial investigation into systemic corruption within the Nigeria Police Force;
•Prosecute without delay and according to international fair trial standards anyone implicated in corruption and other serious abuses within the Nigeria Police Force
•Improve financial oversight of the Nigeria Police Force, as follows:
•Require the Nigeria Police Force to publish quarterly budget execution reports.
•Order an independent financial audit of the Nigeria Police Force by a qualified auditing company and ensure that the audit report is made public,” it stated.
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SERAP’s tweet followed widespread criticisms of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Some officials of the scrapped SARS were captured on video footages assaulting Nigerians.
THE WHISTLER reported that the Force had in a statement revealed that a new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team had been set-up by the Inspector General of Police to fill the gaps arising from the dissolution of the defunct SARS.
However, in what seems like dissatisfaction with the SWAT, certain Twitter users floated the EndSWAT hashtag, like they did for SARS.
On his part, a former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, queried the rush in creating the new security outfit.
“I’m very sceptical about the quick shift from SARS into SWAT. Old wine in new wine skin? This does not show the depth of thinking we need to solve the problem of policing in Nigeria. #ReformTheNigerianPolice,” he tweeted on Wednesday.
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As of the time of the report, the Police Force had yet to react to SERAP’s survey.
