Top 10 Most Corrupt Police Force in Africa

Welcome to Displore and thanks for watching, In this video, we shall be taking a look at one of the Top 10 most corrupt Police Force in Africa. Corruption is still a major problem in most African Countries and police corruption is at its peak. Police corruption is a form of police misconduct in which law enforcement officers end up breaking their political contract and abuse their power for personal gain. This type of corruption may involve one or a group of officers. Internal police corruption is a challenge to public trust, cohesion of departmental policies, human rights and legal violations involving serious consequences. Police corruption can take many forms, such as bribery. In most African Countries ,Accurate information about the prevalence of police corruption is hard to come by, since the corrupt activities tend to happen in secret and police organizations have little incentive to publish information about corruption. Police officials and researchers alike have argued that in some countries, large-scale corruption involving the police not only exist but can even become institutionalized.The list of the Most Corrupt police force is found in the Global Corruption barometer published by Transperency International after surveying more than 114000 people in 104 countries.
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Some of the most Corrupt Police forces in the world can be found in Africa, so, without any futher ado here are the Top 10 most corrupt police force in Africa.

10. Zambian Police
The Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in south-central Africa. Although the country is has one of the seven wonders in the world and outstanding Tourist attraction which contributes greatly to the development of the country, Zambia is still one of the most corrupt countries in Africa particularly its police force. According to report from the global corruption barometer a large majority of Zambian police force officials have use their position for selfish gain either through bribe collection or abusing of their law enforcement duties. The report also stated that the high rate of corruption in the Zambian police force is due to Low salaries so police officers look for other ways to meet up with their daily needs thus resulting to high police corruption in the country.
9. Madagascar Police force
Madagascar is the largest island in Africa, it is located in the Indian ocean 400km off the coast of mainland Africa. The gendamerie National under the Malagasy ministry of Defence is Defence is the main Law Enforcement body in the country. Due to the fact that Madagascar is one of the worst and poorest countries in Africa, Berbery and corruption in the country is at a steady rise particularly in the police force. Police brutality is still very common in the country. Several international organizations have called on the government of Madagascar to create laws with regards to the use of arms that complies with international law so as to reduce police brutality in the country.
8. Ethiopian Police Force
Law enforcement in Ethiopia is dealt with by the Ethiopian Federal Police at federal level and by regional police commissions in the Regions of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Federal Police was established in 1995 to serve the public, to ensure the observation of human and democratic rights and to maintain the safety and welfare of the public. Its stated duties are the enforcement of laws and safeguarding constitutional guarantees, the prevention, detection and investigation of crime, the coordination of national state police commissions and development of national policing standards. According the the Global Corruption Barometer, the Ethiopian police force is the 8th most corrupt police force in Africa. Bribery and corruption is still a major problem in Ethiopia despite all efforts by the Ethiopian Government to put an end to such practices.


7. Sierra Leone Police force
The Sierra Leone Police is the national police force of the Republic of Sierra Leone, that is primarily responsible for law enforcement and crime investigation throughout Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Police is partly under the jurisdiction of the Sierra Leone Ministry of Internal Affairs, a cabinet ministry in the Government of Sierra Leone.
The Sierra Leone Police is headed by the Inspector General of police (IGP), who is the overall head of the police force. The Inspector General of Police is appointed by the president of Sierra Leone, and the president has the constitutional authority to fire the Inspector General of Police at any time. The key mission of the Sierra Leone Police include to prevent crime, to protect life and property, to detect and prosecute offenders, to maintain public order, to ensure safety and security, to enhance access to justice and to ensure police primacy for internal security and safety, however hundreds of lives are lost every year d