IGP Egbetokun laments poor funding of Nigerian police, says some stations have no single operational vehicle

He said, “Unfortunately, we met on the ground a police force that had been battered.
”A police force that has suffered serious neglect over the past few years. The police also find itself operating in a very difficult environment partly as a direct consequence of this neglect.“

The IGP said the UN’s recommended 1:400 policing ratio is currently unachievable in Nigeria, noting that the current ratio stands at 1:1,000.
He said this demands an increase of manpower in the police force.

“We have 1,137 police divisional headquarters across 774 LGAs in Nigeria but getting operational vehicles for the division is difficult.

“Each of these divisions requires at least four functional vehicles but we have divisions that don’t have any functional operational vehicles as of today.

“The welfare of personnel is nothing to write home about. Funding is critical to achieving the mandate of the Nigerian police.