The Nigerian Police. My friend, My foe

Whenever i see a policeman on the street, a mixture of feeling sweeps through me. A mixture of anger, pity, sadness and ironically i laugh a times..
There is no point stating what the problem is about them but i still wonder where we can realy heap the blame. Should it be the government, the successive police boss or the individual police himself? One way or the other we must have had an encounter with them.
But what’s the solution to these menace called Nigerian Police Force? People are clamouring for a total overhaul of the security system but without mincing words it’s an herculean task
Cause i can’t imagine laying off the whole lot of them. I said laying off the whole lot because i ask the question, ‘have you ever met a good police officer'?
The average police officer has an inferiority complex with a mind deeply controlled by the spirit of corruption. It’s so sad that we don’t expect anything good from them and even they do something nice we become suspicious of them.. It’s so sad I don’t know if to trust a police is the right thing. I wonder what criterion is being used to recruit them because you wonder how a man or woman who can hardly communicate gets into the force. I used to think a police man should be larger in size than the average man but this is not so. I thought the police was supposed to be smart.
It’s so sad that i don’t even expect them to be bold and selfless. Its normal to see a police man take off his uniform whenever there is a gunshot nearby. Yet we just laugh and say ' who wants to die?'
Many criminals have made their way into the force thereby adding to the increasing number of bad eggs (i doubt if there is any good egg)

A bold step needs to be taken to rid the police of unqualified men. Not only unqualified but those with known history of criminality. Unqualified not only refers to academic qualifications but physical and mental qualities .This rightsizing should be irrespective of position or grade. The same officers in high ranking position came through the same system, so a thorough makeover needs to be done so as to attract intellectual mind into the profession. If this isn’t done, we'll keep having the same kind of irresponsible individuals manning our security in this nation.
The police will continue not to be our friends if the same set of people is in the force......the change starts from each one of us by trying to be a better person and also try to condemn corrupt practices and try as much as possible not to give them bribe.