NIGERIAN POLICE AND SECURITY CHALLENGES DURING THE 2015 ELECTION A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS KABALA DOKI KADUNA
ABSTRACT
Maintaining peace and order is essential in every society. Security in  democratic states become challenging for the specialized force responsible for keeping order known as the police. This work examines the Nigerian Police Divisional Headquarters Kabala Doki Kaduna State concerning security challenges during the 2015 election.
The methodology used in this research are qualitative and quantitative, interview and questionnaire were used in collecting data .The research used theory of policing in analyzing the police in relation to security challenges during the 2015 election.
This research has been concluded based on our findings, the level of security maintained by the police despite the challenges during the 2015.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Police is the agency of a community or government that is responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and detecting crime. The basic police mission of preserving order by enforcing rules of conduct or laws- was the same in ancient societies as it is in sophisticated urban environments. The conception of police as a protective and law enforcement organization developed from the use of military bodies as guardians of peace such as Praetorian Guard of ancient Rome. During the middle ages, policing authority, particularly in England, was the responsibility of local nobles on their individual estates. Each noble generally appointed an official, known as a constable, to carry out the law. Their duties include keeping the peace, arresting and guarding criminals.
Police origin is product of social crisis in the society. In Nigeria the development of the police force was a tangential direction to that of British Force. British trade interest and the need to prevent squabbles between the native chiefs and the imperial merchants were the impetus for the formation of the force. Consequently, the police grew up as a paramilitary force bearing arms from its inception. The Consular Guards established in
Lagos consisting of about 30 men were armed. In 1863, these Guards matured into the Hausa Police and by 1876, the latter developed into Hausa constabulary. It was armed and consisted of a Commissioner, two Assistant Commissioners, A Superintendent, an Assistant Superintendent, a Pay and Quartermaster, A Master Tailor and 250 other ranks. S. G. Ehindero (1998).
NIGERIAN POLICE AND SECURITY CHALLENGES DURING THE 2015 ELECTION A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS KABALA DOKI KADUNA
