MATTERS OF THE STATE "Corruption In The Nigerian Police" Police is the civil force of a state, responsible for prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order. The duty of the police is to maintain law and order, investigate crime and make arrests. Therefore the police department is a very important part of the government of a state, the safety of lives and properties in a country is determined by the effectiveness of the police department. However, I will be talking about the Nigerian police. Every country has it's own police, and the have different ways of running things according to their differences. But speaking of Nigeria as a country, you will be left with so many questions as I'm going to be bringing to you some of the things the Nigerian police do, and how they react to civil matters. Having encountered many cases that involves police, I have been left with fear for the people's safety in Nigeria. Almost everyon...