NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

1 CSS 341 POLICING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN NIGERIA Course Team Mr. V. A. Usoh (Course Developer/Writer) - State Prisons Headquarters, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Dr. G. I. Oyakhiromen (Course Editor) NOUN Prof. A. R. Yesufu (Programme Leader) NOUN Dr.

2 A. T. Adegoke (Course Coordinator) NOUN NATIONAL open UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COURSE GUIDE CSS 341 COURSE GUIDE ii NATIONAL open UNIVERSITY of NIGERIA Headquarters 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island, Lagos Abuja Office 5 Dar es Salaam Street Off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II, Abuja e-mail: URL: Published by NATIONAL open UNIVERSITY of NIGERIA First Printed 2012 Reprinted 2015 ISBN: 978-058-441-8 All Rights Reserved CSS 341 COURSE GUIDE iii CONTENTS PAGE Introduction.

3 Iv Course iv Course Objectives .. iv Working through the Course .. v Course v Study v vi Tutor-Marked vi Final Examination and Grading .. vi Course Marking Scheme .. vii Course vii Presentation vii How to Get the Most from this Course .. viii Facilitators/Tutors and Tutorials .. viii xCSS 341 COURSE GUIDE iv INTRODUCTION CSS 341- Policing and Law Enforcement in NIGERIA is a three-credit unit course for undergraduate and post graduate students in criminology and security studies.

4 This course guide gives you an overview of the course and also provides you with information on the organisation and requirements of the course. COURSE AIMS The aim of the course is to: help you understand the task of policing and law enforcement in NIGERIA acquaint you with the challenges of policing in NIGERIA acquaint you with the concept of community policing expose you to the organisational structure of NIGERIA police educate you on how policing has metamorphosed in forms from informal and pre-colonial through formal and colonial to modern NIGERIA Police Force acquaint you with law.

5 Criminal procedure and pre-trial process acquaint you with contemporary challenges facing law enforcement in NIGERIA expose you to the role of women police officers in NIGERIA expose you to the participation of NIGERIA police in international peacekeeping operation. COURSE OBJECTIVES To achieve the aims set out above, CSS 341has overall objectives. Each unit also has specific objectives. The unit objectives are set out in the text and it is advisable that you read them before you start working through the unit.

6 You may also refer to them during your study of the unit to check your progress. On successful completion of the course, you should be able to: define what policing is explain the forms and history of policing in pre-colonial, colonial and modern NIGERIA explain the philosophy for policing the society explain the organisational and command structure of NIGERIA police state the statutory functions and powers of the NIGERIA police outline various training and retraining courses that are available in NIGERIA police CSS 341 COURSE GUIDE v identify the problems of crime detection by the NIGERIA police write on exercise of police discretion and power state the role dilemma of

7 Police explain the meaning of police culture or sub-culture state the need for proper police community relationships define community policing explain police ethics, dilemma and challenges in NIGERIA list the impacts of corruption in the NIGERIA Police Force identify the police roles in criminal procedure identify the roles and functions of the various security agencies in NIGERIA outline the contemporary challenges facing law enforcement in NIGERIA . WORKING THROUGH THIS COURSE To complete the course, you are required to study each unit and other related materials.

8 You will also need to undertake practical exercises for which you need a pen, a notebook, and other materials that will be listed in this guide. The exercises are to help you in understanding the concepts being presented. At the end of each unit, you will be required to submit written assignments for assessment purposes. There is a written examination at the end of the course. COURSE MATERIALS The major materials you will need for this course are: 1. Course Guide 2.

9 Study Units 3. Assignment File 4. Reference Materials STUDY UNITS This course consists of 22 units divided into five modules as given below: Module 1 Unit 1 History of Policing and Law Enforcement Unit 2 History of NIGERIA Police from 1861 - 1966 Unit 3 Police Organisation and Administration Unit 4 Functions and Power of the NIGERIA Police CSS 341 COURSE GUIDE vi Module 2 Unit 1 Methodology of Policing Unit 2 Crime Detection and Criminal Investigation Aspect of the Police Unit 3 Training and Retraining in the NIGERIA Police Unit 4 Police Discretion and Role Dilemma of the Police Unit 5 The Police Culture

10 Or Sub-Culture Module 3 Unit 1 Police and the Community Unit 2 Community Policing Unit 3 Police Ethics and Police Deviance in NIGERIA Unit 4 Policing and Human Rights in NIGERIA Module 4 Unit 1 Police, Law and Criminal Procedure Unit 2 Effective and Efficient Policing in NIGERIA : Problems and Obstacles Unit 3 Police Reform Unit 4 NIGERIA Police in International Peacekeeping Unit 5 Women Police and Law Enforcement in NIGERIA Module 5 Unit 1 The Security Conglomerate Unit 2 Human Trafficking and Law Enforcement in NIGERIA Unit 3 Ethnic Militia, Youth Restiveness.