ManTiger:
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I don't know how some writer thinks, probably they fail to see beyond their nose.
419 is the word associated to internet scams, no thanks to some foolish Nigerians and some politicians.
This is a number known world-wide and how on earth will that meaning changes if the number is adopted for police emergency?
It sounds so foolish and the world will make further fun of us.

ManTiger, I am the author of that book - and I am not always a foolish person, once a while I do see beyond my nose. :-) But seriously, I want you to understand that creative writing is a matter of skills and competence. When I wrote that book (two years ago), copies of which I ensured was delivered by courier to both the Minister of Police Affairs and Mr. President, the idea was not to FIRMLY canvass that 419 should be made our police emergency number. I only wanted to have the idea of a 3-digit emergency number brought to the fore. At once, I was deliberately making fun of the Nigerian police system and labeling it a "419" system. You may not agree with my style, but I knew what I was doing . . . and whether they adopt the 419 number or not, the police system in Nigeria is an organised 419 system. You can take it, or leave it.