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MURIC tackles Kemi Badenoch: Can you bring UK police when coming to Nigeria?

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December 18, 2024

Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola

MURIC tackles Kemi Badenoch: Can you bring UK police when coming to Nigeria?

Executive Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akintola, has condemned Kemi Badenoch, the Nigeria-born leader of the British Conservative Party who derided the Nigeria Police in her recent comments about the situation in the country.

Badenoch had praised the British police but labelled the police in Nigeria as generally corrupt and could easily steal the citizens money and other valuable because of poverty.

Akintola asked if she could bring British policemen from the United Kingdom when coming to Nigeria.

His reaction is contained in a statement obtained by newstrends.ng Wednesday night.

He also advised the Nigeria Police to boycott work for 24 hours whenever Kemi Badenoch enters Nigeria to teach the woman a lesson.

The statement read: “The Nigeria-born leader of the British Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, recently accused men of the Nigeria Police of stealing her brother’s shoes. She therefore elected to descend on the whole Nigeria police force as well as her fatherland.

“We would like to ask this woman if she could bring British police with her whenever she decides to come to Nigeria since she has no faith in our police force.

“At the same time, we would like to ask the Nigeria Police to withdraw their services for 24 hours only the day Kemi Badenoch enters Nigeria in order to teach her a lesson. At least that will enable her to know what it looks like to have no police in town.

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“Kemi Badenoch has been myopic and parochial in her assessment of our policemen in particular and the country in general.

“How can she judge thousands of policemen by the behaviour of only one of them? It is sheer stereotyping.

“Unfortunately for her, she has failed to see beyond her nose as the Nigerian policemen are known to have performed heroic deeds while her own British police are known to have soiled their reputation with shocking criminal behaviours.

“A Nigerian police patrol van stopped to help a stranded driver conveying two ladies who ran out of fuel. The policemen had an extra five litres and they gave the stranded driver, waited for him to pour it in his car’s tank and did not leave until the driver started his car and took off.

“This was in Sura area, Lagos in September 2017 and those policemen were not from Britain. They were proudly Nigerian policemen. (https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2017/9/how-nice-police-officers-stop-to-offer-stranded-driver-carrying-two-ladies-five-liters-of-petrol.html.html).

“At around 1.15 am on 6th November, 2020, police officers on patrol around Funso Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos, found a woman with a kid stranded in a SUV car. Her car battery had gone flat.

“They helped jump start the car and still followed her to a safe spot close to her house. That woman could have been anybody. She could have been Kemi Badenoch (https://www.gistreel.com/police-officers-help-woman-stranded-with-her-kids-in-the-middle-of-the-night-in-lagos/).

“A grateful Nigerian has narrated his experience concerning the kind treatment he received from men of the Nigerian Police (not British policemen). He said and we quote, ‘I was driving on third mainland bridge and had a flat tyre just before the Yaba turning. As I pulled off the road to change the tyre, a police man approached me asking what the problem was.

“’Before long he had called his colleagues and they were helping me change my car tyre. I must confess, I was a bit uncomfortable seeing the officer getting down to change the tyre while I assisted.

“‘After changing the tyre, they gave me a pack of sachet water to wash my hands, then I was waiting for their next move…

“‘To my surprise they simply wished me well as I continued my journey, absolutely no request or demand for anything.’ (https://www.nairaland.com/4683648/how-nigeria-policemen-helped-me).

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“There are many similar stories of heroic behaviour exhibited by Nigerian policemen but space will not permit narrating all. However, the following links will take readers to some of the stories (https://www.politicaleconomistng.com/3-policemen-help-stranded-commuter-change-car-tyre-reject-n3000-tip/; https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/local/businessman-rewards-policeman-who-rejected-naira150m-bribe-with-land-2024072706553098377;

https://www.nairaland.com/6341204/rejected-n864m-policeman-never-took;

https://www.legit.ng/people/1449645-4-times-nigerian-police-officers-surprised-ordinary-citizens-their-kind-deeds-strangers/).

“MURIC as a group had a unique opportunity to experience the gallantry, efficiency and professionalism of the Nigerian Police when the luxurious bus conveying one of our members was attacked near Abuja on the night of 18th December, 2016. The driver was shot and killed for refusing to stop and the occupants fled into the bush.

“It was only the telephone number of our member that we sent to the police and she was traced and rescued in the bush with other passengers within one hour. (https://muslimrightsmuric.blogspot.com/2016/12/muric-commends-police-sss-for-rescue-of.html; https://authenticnewsdaily.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/muric-commends-police-dss-on-rescue-of-robbery-victims/).

“Is it the same Nigerian Police that Kemi is denigrating? Tomfoolery knows no social status. On the contrary, the whole world is today laughing at the British police whom Kemi Badenoch praises to high heavens. Police misdemeanours in Britain have turned its police force to a laughing stock.

“A record 593 British police officers were fired in 2024 for gross misbehaviour. Earlier in 2023, a Metropolitan Police officer, David Carrick, was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison for committing dozens of rapes and sexual offences against 12 women (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/5/record-600-police-officers-sacked-for-misconduct-in-england-and-wales).

“The population of the British police as of March 31, 2024, is 147,746. Kemi Badenoch’s British Police have a credibility problem if a whole bunch of 593 has morality challenge out of this number.

“Andrew Kersley has chronicled dozens of shocking and shameful crimes committed by British policemen against women in particular (https://bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/a-culture-of-failing-to-protect-women-the-shocking-stories-of-police-misconduct/).

“We urge the Nigeria Police to forge forward. They should not be deterred by negative comments of Kemi Badenoch and her minions, her bootlickers and court jesters. They are mere distractions. In spite of the existence of a few bad eggs in the force, Nigerian policemen have every reason to raise their heads high. Which sector of the Nigerian society is full of saints only? Who will cast the first stone (John 8:7)?

“To Kemi Badenoch we have this to say, ‘It is clear you do not need the services of ‘thieves’ as you called our police force. But is it possible for you to bring your British Policemen with you whenever you contemplate coming to Nigeria? Anyway, the Tories are wise politicians and they know when to tender apologies even if you do not.’”

MURIC tackles Kemi Badenoch: Can you bring UK police when coming to Nigeria?

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The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has successfully secured the release of six Nigerian women who were wrongfully detained in Cape Verde over baseless trafficking accusations.

Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, revealed via a statement on Wednesday, April 16 that the Nigerian Mission in Guinea Bissau worked closely with the Cape Verdean authorities to ensure the women’s release.

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The statement read, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to happily inform you that the Nigerian ladies who were detained in Cape Verde have all been released and have left the country, too.

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Bayelsa lawmaker, Wike’s ally exchange blows amid tension over scheduled event [VIDEO]

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A lawmaker in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and an ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike were captured engaging in a fight.

In a video circulating on social media, the Chief Whip of the Assembly, Hon. Gabriel Ogbara, was seen engaging in a heated struggle with the Ogbia Ward 8 Coordinator of the pro-Wike political group, the NEW Associates.

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Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu

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Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has blamed previous Nigerian presidents and leaders for the lingering crisis in the country’s power sector.

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“We actually have a past that we are not proud of. Over the years, we have only been paying lip service to transforming the power sector but have not worked the talk.

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“How do we allow our people to be vandalising infrastructure and expect stable electricity? So how do you have a sector with over 12 million customers and our meter is not more than six million and we expect to have a stable industry? No, it’s not possible. So what has happened with past governments?

“In 1984, when the military was in power here, we achieved a 2000 megawatts. Between 1984 and 2023, it took us 40 years to add additional 2000 megawatts. Now we have an average of 5,800 megawatts generation within one and a half years that we came to the office.

“What I’m saying is that, if the past administrations have been adding things like this, we will not be where we are today. And that is why I said that President Tinubu is actually laying the kind of foundation that we need for our country to grow”, he added.

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“There is very little you can achieve in your agriculture sector, in your transportation sector, in your defense, education, or health; without stable and efficient electricity supply.

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