Why experts want Nigerian policemen to undergo compulsory mental health test

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It only took a pull of the trigger to shatter her dreams.

She had thought of taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations this year and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Tina Ezekwe wanted to study medicine and safe lives. The ambition was dominant in her heart until May 26 when it ended in a terrible twist of fate.

Recounting the events leading to her death that evening, an eyewitness, Oluwadamilare Adebayo, said the killer cop told sympathisers to be thankful Ezekwe did not die immediately. Across the four indices of capacity, process, legitimacy and outcomes employed by the body, the NPF scored terribly low at 0.0255 – below Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Pakistan.

It was learnt that Ekanem was on a motorcycle when the policeman on a stop-and-search stopped him. After searching the victim without finding any incriminating object, the cop was said to have demanded a N100 bribe which the student declined. Ekanem was allegedly gunned down in the ensuing argument. The policeman had reportedly fired the shots to scare away some miscreants trying to get tips from the dignitary but the bullet hit Waliu who was packing tents and chairs rented out to the church after the event.

Also, a report by the National Human Rights Commission stated that 18 persons were killed by security agents during the enforcement of the first phase of COVID-19 lockdown from March 30 to April13 across the country.In the wake of public outcry that trailed atrocities perpetrated by men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo on August 14, 2018 gave an order for the overhaul of the outfit.

In the buildup to 2018 police constable recruitment, Idris in a statement on May 5, disclosed that 133,324 candidates shortlisted for the recruitment would undergo psychological evaluation, HIV and Hepatitis screening. One Constable James, who joined the Force in 2018, also confirmed that he was not subjected to any mental test.

The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, did not pick several calls our correspondent put across to his mobile. He had yet to reply to our correspondent’s enquiry sent to him onCops need mental evaluationA senior psychiatric nurse at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Mrs Ife Adegoke, noted that there was a need for any security agent to undergo mental assessment before being allowed to bear guns.

 

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