People's perception of police behaviour in Nigeria

Abstract

The police in different parts of the world and especially in Nigeria play a vital role in enforcing laws and have the passion to serve their citizens. Police is your friend is the motto of the Nigerian Police. The problem of this research is the perceprion of the people's about the police behavior. Material and methods: The target of the research was Nigerian adults from 20 years and above (227 were males and 219 females). Quantitative research methods are used to collect and analyze numerical data. Results: The result shows that most of the people do not perceive the police as a friend. This makes them develop some feelings of anxiety, panic attack and hypervigilance. Conclusions: It is important for the police to know that some individuals see and perceive them as an institution that assumes full force added to power and constitutes itself as an instrument of intimidation and harassment.