Post by Ayodeji Josh (@STORM)
April 7 is officially #NigeriaPoliceDay. 🇳🇬
But the story of policing in Nigeria didn't start with a Presidential decree in 2024. It started in 1861 with a 30-man consular guard known as the "Hausa Police."
How did we get from a small colonial guard to a national force of over 370,000? 🧵
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Ayodeji Josh: In the late 1800s, policing wasn't about "public safety", it was about colonial control.
The British formed the Royal Niger Company Constabulary (1886) and the Niger Coast Constabulary (1894). These were paramilitary groups used to enforce taxes and "quell" local resistance in places like the Benin...
The British formed the Royal Niger Company Constabulary (1886) and the Niger Coast Constabulary (1894). These were paramilitary groups used to enforce taxes and "quell" local resistance in places like the Benin...
Ayodeji Josh: For decades, the North and South had separate police forces.
It wasn't until April 1, 1930, that the northern and southern police forces were merged to form the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), headquartered in Lagos. This unification was a massive administrative shift that mirrored the 1914 Amalgamatio...
It wasn't until April 1, 1930, that the northern and southern police forces were merged to form the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), headquartered in Lagos. This unification was a massive administrative shift that mirrored the 1914 Amalgamatio...
Ayodeji Josh: History is written in the threads. 🧵
From the old-school "shorts and puttees" (leg wraps) of the colonial era to the transition to the iconic black-and-grey, and now the specialized units like the CTU. Each change in gear reflected a new era of Nigerian security challenges
From the old-school "shorts and puttees" (leg wraps) of the colonial era to the transition to the iconic black-and-grey, and now the specialized units like the CTU. Each change in gear reflected a new era of Nigerian security challenges
Ayodeji Josh: Today, April 7, we recognize the men and women in uniform.
But as historians, we also look back at the lessons of the past—from the "Native Authority" police to the #EndSARS movement—to understand how policing must evolve for a democratic Nigeria.
What is one reform you think would most honor the...
But as historians, we also look back at the lessons of the past—from the "Native Authority" police to the #EndSARS movement—to understand how policing must evolve for a democratic Nigeria.
What is one reform you think would most honor the...