Nigeria has a police force of over 370,000 officers, but public perception of the police is generally negative: corrupt, brutal, and unprofessional. People in poor communities tend to be more exposed to crime of opportunity and to suffer more from restrictions of movements due to the fear of crime. This film looks at some of the current reform efforts.
Security & justice in northern Nigeria
Up to 1 million people from across west Africa gather for the weekly market at Maigatari in northern Nigeria. This film looks the security challenges and how improvements in policing and justice are helping the market to develop.