Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK Conservative Party, has accused the Nigerian police of robbing citizens instead of protecting them.
Badenoch, who has been critical of Nigeria even before becoming the leader of the UK opposition Conservative Party, made these comments during an interview with a UK journalist.
When asked if she trusted the UK police, she responded: “I do. My experience with the Nigerian police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British police was very positive. The police in Nigeria will rob us (laughter). When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m black, I say well… I remember the police stole my brother’s shoe and his watch.”
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The interviewer reacted in shock, asking, “They took his shoe and his watch?” Kemi continued: “It’s a very poor country. People do all sorts of things. So, giving people a gun is just a license to intimidate. But that’s not just the problem. That is not the bar we should use for the British police. When I was burgled, for example, the police were there. They were helpful before they eventually caught the person. This was in 2004, that was 20 years ago.”
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