Nigeria Police in International Peacekeeping Operations and its Impact on Domestic Policing. African Renaissance,
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2021
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Published by Adonis & Abbey. Indexed: SCOPUS, IBSS, EBSCO, COPERNICUS, ProQuest, J-Gate and Sabinet.
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Nigeria Police is rated highly by security experts and Nigerians for fantastic and credible
performance in international peacekeeping operations in contrast to its weak rating as an
incompetent institution in domestic policing, as exemplified by increased crime rate and
suffocating brutality against the citizens. This negative rating amplified the presumption that the
standard operational procedures and best practices learnt by the Police from international
engagements have not impacted positively on domestic policing. This study, which used
Motivation Theory as its framework of analysis, appraised the implications of the involvement of
the Nigeria Police in international peacekeeping operations for domestic policing, using Kosovo
as case study. A qualitative research design, bordering on Key Informant Interview (KII) and
Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was adopted as means of data collection. 60 (KII) were
conducted for police officers who have served both in the domestic and international
peacekeeping operations with twenty KII conducted for other relevant stakeholders, including
members of the National Assembly Committees on Police Affairs. There were KII and FGD for
other categories of stakeholders, including the market women, civil society and human rights
organizations. The Participant Observation Method (POM) was also included in the research
methodology design as one of the researchers participated in peacekeeping operation as a
peacekeeper. The qualitative data was complemented by secondary data from texts, journals,
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magazines, theses and published internet materials. Findings from the study were that
international peacekeeping operations have bolstered the image of the Police abroad and
impacted positively on the personal career progression of police personnel with minimal impact
on domestic policing due to weak motivation, underfunding and antiquated fighting equipment.
The Police should be well funded and motivated for optimal performance in domestic policing.
Keywords: Nigeria, police, international, peacekeeping, domestic, operations
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Nigeria, police, international, peacekeeping, domestic, operations