- Speaking on policing in Nigeria, Badenoch disclosed that his experience with the Nigerian police was negative and unpalatable.
The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has doubled down on his criticism of Nigeria and its public officers and how their actions negatively impact the country.
Speaking on policing in Nigeria, Badenoch disclosed that his experience with the Nigerian police was negative and unpalatable.
She made the disclosure in an interview with The Free Press, stressing that, unlike their Nigerian counterparts, the British police are clearheaded and professionals.
She recounted how officers of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly stole her brother’s watch and shoes.
Badenoch stated, “Giving people a gun is just a licence to intimidate,” referring to the Nigerian police.
She emphasized that her experience with the Nigerian police was very negative, contrasting it with a positive encounter with the British police when she moved to the UK.
She recalled, “The police in Nigeria will rob us,” and pointed out the challenges faced in a country where people often resort to theft.
“When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m Black, I say, well… I remember the police stole my brother’s shoes and his watch.”
In contrast, she praised the British police for their assistance during her own burglary incident in 2004, stating, “They were helpful before they eventually caught the person.”
Badenoch has been in the news recent week over her scathing remarks about Nigerian leaders and events in the country.
Badenoch has come under fire and public opprobrium in Nigeria due to what many, including public figures, see as her denigration of the country during her public engagements in recent months.
Many Nigerians have lampooned her for portraying the West African country in bad light as she spoke on its widespread corruption and deepening security crisis when discussing Nigeria in the British media.
Many considered most of Ms Badenoch’s comments about Nigeria as disparaging. The vice-president, who Is from the Boko Haram headquarters of Borno, has criticised Mrs Badenoch for her comments.
Shettima told her recently that she could go ahead and change her name if she does not want any association with the “greatest black nation on earth, the nation called Nigeria.”
Badenoch last week doubled down on the criticism, stating that being Yoruba is her true identity and refuses to be lumped up with northern people of Nigeria, who “were our ethnic enemies” all in the name of being called a Nigerian.