I feel very sad every time there is report of crime, robbery, assassination, kidnapping or a hit and run accident, and the final news is that the culprits got away without a trace.

I believe every Nigerian dreams of a day when he will have a police force at his disposal able to protest and truly serve.
In developed states a police officer is most likely the number one person you would turn to in case of trouble or if you simply need information or you have lost your way. they are observant on duty and would most likely walk up to you to offer assistance if they observe you are wondering or confused.

There are still a lot to be done though i can say for example, that Port-Harcourt city has a fairly commendable response arrangement to emergencies but there are still lapses when it comes to tracking criminals on a getaway and how passers by may be treated when the police arrives a crime scene. The result is that people will run when police arrives and they never get to collect eye witness statements if they do not make arrests.

My suggestions will be to train a more public friendly team of police officers to be on our streets, employ simpler patrol vehicles than the hilux trucks in use today. Provide more surveillance police officers on the streets in uniform with portable communication equipment.

The most important thing not under police control is provision of more street lights in our city streets, eliminating most dark areas at night.

Every police vehicle or van should be fitted with an updated GPS reciever.

The police need to be more friendly, and treat citizens with respect, this is how to get closer to information about crime.