The National Police (french: Police Nationale) is the national civilian
police
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force of
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law enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules
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in urban areas, the protection of government buildings and institutions, and the security of government leaders.Déplacement du Directeur au Niger Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France). Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2006. DOSSIER NIGER: Les forces armées nigériennes (FAN), Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France), 2003. Niger's gendarmerie, the Gendarmerie Nationale, is a separate agency under the
Niger Armed Forces
The Niger Armed Forces (french: Forces armées nigériennes) (FAN) includes military armed force service branches ( Niger Army and Niger Air Force), paramilitary services branches ( National Gendarmerie of Niger and National Guard of Niger) a ...
, and are responsible for policing in rural areas.
The National Police numbered approximately 5,000 in 2014. The Niger police
emergency number
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is 17.
The National Police sponsor a semi-professional football club, AS Police, which plays in the Super Ligue.
Organization
The General Directorate of the National Police () is the highest structure of the National Police of Niger and is headed by Director-General () Souley Boubacar. The General Directorate of the National Police is subdivided in 9 directorates.Organigramme de la Police Nationale du Niger) ''Last accessed in 9/18/2014'' The directorates are:
* Directorate of the National School of the Police -- ()
* Directorate of Financial Resources -- ()
* Directorate of Human Resources -- ()
* Directorate of Logistics and Infrastructures -- ()
* Directorate of Public Security -- ()
* Directorate of Judiciary Police -- ()
** Division of Criminal Investigations -- ()
** Division of Financial and Economic Investigations -- ()
** Division of Vice and the Protection of Minors -- ()
** Division of Cybercriminality, Statistics and Analysis -- ()
** National Central Bureau - Interpol -- ()
** Anti-Drug Center -- ()
** Judiciary Identity Central Service -- ()
** Inter-regional Judiciary Service -- ()
* Directorate of Homeland Intelligence -- ()
* Directorate of Protection of High Personality -- ()
* Directorate of Studies and Technical Cooperation -- ()
Criticism
Foreign governments have accused the National Police of being poorly trained, equipped, and corrupt. The
United States Department of State
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has alleged that Nigerian police officers commonly ask victims of crimes to pay them for assistance when called, that police may not actually respond to
calls for service
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, and that police take a very long time to respond. The National Police's vehicles have also been criticized for lacking basic necessities such as fuel.Niger. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2004 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. February 28, 2005
See also
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Law enforcement in Niger Law enforcement in Niger is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense though the National Gendarmerie and the Ministry of the Interior through the National Police and the National Guard, a paramilitary police force.
Organization
The 1999 Con ...