It is not a hidden fact that the Nigerian Police Force headed by Mike Okiro hates Malam Nuhu Ribadu more than criminals and armed robbers terrorising the Country. The apex security outfit is quick in checkmating his moves better than combating crime. The IG and his men failed to protect the ancient city ibadan from the clutches of dare devil robbers who operated unhindered for days in the ancient city, but it was quick in stopping Ribadu from graduating from Kuru.Nigerian Police of Okiro is quick and prompt in setting up a disciplinary panel to punish its errant officer especially Ribadu when public outcry spoilt their move to stop him from graduating. The Onovo panel sitting in Kaduna was set up quickly after the force failed to stop his graduation and its potential failure in demoting him. The panel was filled with AIGs with law background with a mission to rubbish the world acclaimed corruption fighter. The same IG Okiro was forced by the president to move his personnel and warfare to Jos were lack of timely security resulted in the death of over 300 civilians in an ethnic war disguised as a political fracas. The death toll in jos mayhem is higher than the Mumbai terror attack and more than the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe.
Armed bandits held ibadan to standstill for a week killing 12 civilians in 2 major bank raid and the neighbouring states like Ogun and osun were not spared from the attacks. Crime rate under Okiros reigns is at records highest, and the police are not regarded as people’s defender anymore. Ribadu seems to be Okiros biggest headache and I wonder if the Current IG has been informed that Ribadu will succeed him so his trying to discredit him from getting to the post. But with the type of governance Yar’adua is giving it’s a doubt if he is commited to the war on corruption, because all he seems to lack direction in all aspect of governance. I personally enjoyed the level of security under OBJ than what we have now; kidnapping has increased to its highest, armed robbery attacks is daily compared to his predecessors
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