
18/09/2025
Nigeria Ranked 3rd Worst Police Force in Africa, Fails to Make Top 10 Best List
A new 2025 ranking of police forces across Africa has placed Nigeria in a worrying position, ranking third worst police force on the continent.
According to the report, Nigeria failed to appear among the top 10 best police institutions in Africa. Instead, the country was listed among the bottom 10, with a score of 0.270, placing only ahead of the Democratic Republic of Congo (0.230) and Uganda (0.230).
Top performers in the ranking include Mauritius (0.680), Algeria (0.560), Botswana (0.530), Egypt (0.500), and Burkina Faso (0.490). Meanwhile, countries like Kenya, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia, and Guinea also featured on the bottom list.
Reacting to the ranking, human rights activist Comrade Israel Joe lamented that Nigeria’s police force continues to damage the country’s reputation in the international community.
“This is not to slight the image of the Nigeria Police Force, but to remind them that they keep damaging the image of Nigeria in the eyes of the world,” he said.
“Cry my people, cry for Nigeria.”
The revelation has once again stirred debate on the urgent need for police reform and accountability in Africa’s most populous nation.