Olayomi Koiki
LONDON – United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has accused the Nigeria Police Force of robbing citizens instead of protecting them.
Badenoch made the comment during an interview with a UK journalist.
The British journalist asked her if Badenoch trusted the UK police. In response, the Conservatives’ leader said: “I do. My experience with the Nigeria Police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British Police was very positive.
“The police in Nigeria will rob us,” she said – while laughing. “When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m black, I say well…I remember the police stole my brother’s shoe and his watch.”
The interviewer exclaimed in shock: “They took his shoe and his watch?”
Badenoch continued: “It’s a very poor country. People do all sorts of things. So, giving people a gun is just a license to intimidate. But that’s not just the problem. That is not the bar we should use for the British Police. When I was burgled, for example, the police were there. They were helpful before they eventually caught the person. This was in 2004, that was 20 years ago.”
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