Nigerian police are still on the take

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Two years ago, Nigeria’s police Inspector General, Tafa Balogun, came into office promising to clamp down on corrupt police officials.

Concerned by the poor image of the force, Balogun set out an eight-point strategy in April 2002 in a bid to revamp the department. This plan included the creation of a special squad with a countrywide mandate to target corrupt police.

Within three months, the team had arrested 234 officers for bribery and extortion -- and recovered about R4 700.

All in all, 800 policemen around Nigeria have been dismissed for extortion since Balogun’s arrival and another 65 have found themselves in court.

Chris Alape, police public relations officer, says: “We have decided to fight corruption in our organisation and nobody will stop the IG from ensuring that the cankerworm is brought to an end.”

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