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In view of the
rising spate of kidnapping cases in the country, the Nigerian Police
Force lacks the technology, skill, and organisation to effectively
communicate on an operational level, not to talk of saving life and
properties, KOWA party said.

Considering the
level of their inefficiency, Nigerians should not expect any miracle
from the police to put an end to the rising crime wave, the KOWA
party’s public relations officer, Remi Sonaiya, said.

“It is also a known
fact that management systems used by the police agencies are outdated
and inadequate. As a result, there is a dearth of accurate crime
statistics, proper evidence documentation and storage, and forensic
technology,” Mrs. Sonaiya said.

KOWA Party, an
acclaimed alternative political party in the country, however, indicted
the police on the alarming rate of kidnappings all over the country,
alleging their complicity in the seemingly unstoppable rate.

Briefing the media
over the issue, Mrs. Sonaiya said “that the state of insecurity in our
land, which led to the rampant kidnapping cases, is as a result of the
inability of those charged with the responsibility of ensuring our
safety and well being to do so.”

She stressed that
corrupt and inept leadership promotes insecurity and “breeds a general
state of anarchy all over the world.” According to her, “the police
have been used to terrorise the Nigerian people in various ways by the
leadership of this country. For instance, they provide covering and
protection to those who engage in heinous crimes and other illegal
acts, who normally should be prosecuted,” she accused.

The party claimed
that the Inspector General of Police, Ogbonnaya Onovo, in his recent
remarks, impliedly acknowledged KOWA Party’s stand on this issue by
indicting the police “as constituting a significant part of the
problem, thereby failing to render their statutory services to the
Nigerian people,” she said.

The party warned
that failed policing in the nation is a serious threat, even to the
nation’s sovereignty, and it must be immediately addressed.

The newly
established political party stated that the most effective way of
tackling the evil of insecurity is through the institution of good
governance.

“When those in leadership are perceived by the people as being
concerned only with their own interests, jostling for positions and
ensuring a life of extreme luxury for themselves and their families,
while the aspirations of the people for a simple but dignified human
existence do not strike any chord of compassion in them, then
frustration drives some to take the law into their own hands, and to
seek justice whichever way they can,” she explained.