*Police violence continues unabated,the stories are piling Counter Culture Blog March 22, 2021*

Many Nigerians have argued that the
Nigeria Police Force learnt nothing
from the #EndSARS protest. “ They will
wait, then return after a couple of
months “. Some others argued against
such submissions, saying, “they
cannot be that bastardly “.
Months later, not up to half a full
year, the Police is back in the news –
for mostly the wrong reasons.
It starts with the President,
Muhammadu Buhari February 4,
2021, through the Minister of Police
Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi ,
extending the tenure of Mohammed
Adamu, the Inspector General of
Police by three months.
To back this up, President Buhari and
the Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, declared support
for the argument that the law permits
Adamu to remain in office till 2023 or
2024.
Adamu already attained the
maximum 35 years in service
Nigeria Police
Arguing on the issue of whether
Adamu, who was appointed the IG on
January 15, 2019, is prevented from
staying in office beyond February 1,
2021, Alex Izinyon (SAN), the IG’s
lead counsel, contended that the
tenure of the IG is not governed by
the general provisions applicable to
the rest of the police force.
The senior lawyer said by virtue of
the relevant laws, the office of the IG
is “quasi-political ” and “ is conferred
with a special status ” and “ distinct
from other officers of the Nigeria Police
Force.”
He said the IG upon appointment “ is
only accountable to the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria and the
Nigeria Police Council and this fact we
submit makes his office a quasi-
political office with tenure of four years
pursuant to Section 7(6) of the Nigeria
Police Act, 2020. ”
Not surprising yes? Of course, it is,
knowing how Adamu has led a police
force notorious for tagging young
Nigerians and ‘picking them up’ just
for existing as Nigerians – also
kidnapping citizens and locking them
up for no reason(s). And, if we
thought he was going to reform the
police, we should be rethinking our
stance .
On March 19, 2021, a group of angry
youth of Ovom Community in
Yenagoa, Bayelsa, blocked the
popular Melford Okilo Road in protest
against the Police, Bayelsa
Command, for the alleged extra-
judicial killing of a 17 year-old-boy,
an orphan identified as Samuel
Jamaica.
According to the report , the police
visited the suburban neighbourhood
in unmarked vehicles to search the
apartment of three suspects arrested
for selling stolen mobile phones
when they shot the orphan who was
taking cover to avoid being arrested.
Tunde Abass, a Nigerian citizen, has
been detained for live streaming an
ongoing police harassment case.
According to reports, Tunde has been
granted bail but has yet been
released.
There are other reports he has been
taken to an undisclosed location.
“
Public alert: @TUNDEAbass10
has been transported to an
unknown location under the
instruction of the DPO of Onipanu
@PoliceNG station. Nothing must
happen to this young and
patriotic Nigerian. Every person is
position of authority has imbibed
@MBuhari lawlessness. #
BuhariMustGo
pic.twitter.com/4kY69H3IhN
— Towolawi Jamiu #EndSarsNow
(@jharmo) March 22, 2021
On March 16, 2021, a Cross River-
based lawyer, Joseph Bassey Arikpo
narrated his ordeals in the hands of
the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of
Ibom Police Station for asking that a
detainee in his station be allowed
access to his relations.
Arikpo told his story before the
independent investigative panel on
violations of rights by the defunct
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
and other police units set up by the
National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC) while testifying in the petition
he filed before the panel, marked
2020/IIP-SARS/ABJ/191.
On March 22, 2021, A Twitter user,
Somto reported that he was picked
up by men of the Nigerian Police
after they saw credit alerts on his
phone. He has been released but the
reason for his kidnap sounds
interesting – for a Nigerian who is a
legal citizen.
“
Bleep what you read online, police
are still stopping people and
checking phones.
The memo didn’t reach
everywhere especially local
places.
Some go as far as collecting BTC.
Fix up @PoliceNG
— SOMTO
(@SomtoSocial) March 22, 2021
Besides these cases, we are
reminded that young Nigerians who
were reported missing after the Lekki
shooting are still missing and the
Police are not bothered.
“
Benedict Obong is still missing.
The last update from his family is
that he may have been arrested
during the End Sars protest.
Reach out to @policereformNG if
you have any information on his
arrest. #FindBenedictObong #
MissingInNigeria https:///
P8EpUNpJx2
— The Database of Missing
Nigerian Indigenes (@DMNI_NG)
March 22, 2021
A reminder that the Lekki shooting
happened and it was perpetrated by
men in uniform – men who are
supposed to protect citizens. Men
who have been accused countless
times of brutality and extra-judicial
killings.
It is a nightmare
“Police is your friend,” an
incongruous statement, no doubt.
What we see and hear everyday
powerfully contradicts it. Police
brutality is still a phenomenon and,
thank the heavens for social media,
we see that the press statements
during and after the #EndSARS
protests were just plain sheets to
hide the rot the force is known for.
Indeed, the #EndSARS protests that
shook the nation are certainly not an
isolated incident. Instead, they
should be viewed as part of an
infamous nexus beginning sometime
after independence.
And this has informed an ever-
growing feeling of distrust as cases
of brutality and killings keep
occurring. Relationships between the
Nigerian police and citizens are
largely characterised by suspicion,
prejudice, brutality and violence.
Even if we are late to the party
asking for police reforms, we cannot
sit back and allow these to continue.
Back to #EndSARS and #
EndPoliceBrutality?

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The police should better be reformed or people may start taking revenge against them,and that won't be a good one.

Look what is happening in the south east today. Unknown gunmen killing police at almost every checkpoint. Very soon,police officers may be running away from south east.