Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party, has reinforced her critical stance on Nigeria by recounting her negative encounters with the Nigerian police.
In an interview with The Free Press, she was asked if she trusted the British police. Badenoch responded, “I do. My experiences with the police in Nigeria were extremely negative, but when I came to the UK, my first interaction with the police was very positive. In Nigeria, the police would rob us.”
She went on to recall, “I remember the police taking my brother’s shoes and watch. It’s a very poor country, and people resort to all kinds of behavior.”
The interviewer responded in disbelief, asking, “They took his shoes and watch?”
Badenoch 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.”
