Systems Consultant, Interpol National Central Bureau, Chikwe Udensi, says the idea of recruiting more policemen will only add to the problem Nigeria is already facing.
Udensi made this assertion on Friday during an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.
He said that the police are underfunded, adding that those already working there are totally dissatisfied.
“The idea of recruiting more policemen is concerning. That is not the problem. Recruiting additional policemen to the force will only add problems to what we are already facing. The police are underfunded, and those already working there are totally dissatisfied.
“If anybody wants to enter the Nigeria Police Force, there’s no attraction there. But I’m concerned about the idea of recruiting more policemen. That’s not the that’s not the problem.
“If you have a massive or major problem without solving it and you add more to the problem, you complicate the issues.
“We have advised the government. First and foremost, the welfare, the morale, the patriotism, the desire for people to work in the Police Force today is very minimal. Those who are working are totally dissatisfied.
“And then the issue of training and provision of the tools and also, but more importantly, before you hire anybody, you consider profiling.
“If you have an enemy within, it’s a very major problem and massive problem, and that’s exactly what is even bedeviling our Armed Forces right now. We have criminals, people who ought not to be in the Armed Forces. They are saboteurs.
“The problem of having an enemy that comes from inside is a major problem. So it is not the issue of hiring more people.
“You are going to compound the problem. If you hire more people, you need to, first of all, provide a proper welfare package,” he said.
