Vol. 10(2), pp. 69-77. November, 2022. 

ISSN: 2360-784X

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijpsd2022250

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

The 1999 constitution as amended, positioned the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) with the core mandate of law enforcement in Nigeria. Hence, it has become the lead law enforcement institution in Nigeria, meant to maintain peace and order in society and uphold the Human Rights of Citizens. Nonetheless, incidents exist of Police Brutality on Nigerians. Such occurrence of Police Brutality has been reoccurring from Nigeria's Colonial Era to the Era of Buhari’s Civilian Administration (2015-2022). Said incident places a dent in Nigeria's Human Rights track records in the International Community. To understand why the issues of Police Brutality occur in Nigeria, an examination of what informs it under a set time frame is needed. As such this study assessed what informed the occurrence of Police Brutality in Nigeria. It does this by interrogating the nature and patterns of Police Brutality by tying it to the occurrence under Buhari’s Civilian Administration. In doing so, this study adopted the qualitative method to examine the subject matter of concern as well as embraced the Cognitive theory as its theoretical underpinning. Findings show that the nature of Police Brutality under Buhari’s Civilian Administration is anchored by the inputs from theinorganic foundations, its regime focus and the structural encumbrances of the Nigerian Police force. Also, its patterns revolve around an environment of impunity and the EndSars protest as a catalyst for police reform.

 

Keywords: Police, the Nigerian Police, Police Brutality, the Buhari Administration .

 

	Cite This Article As: INEH-DUMBI, M.I. (2022). An assessment of the nature and patterns of Police brutality under Buhari’s civilian administration. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 10(2): 69-77.