Northern Nigeria Police
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The Northern Nigeria Police was a colonial-era regional police force that operated in the former Northern Nigeria Protectorate before the creation of the unified Nigeria Police Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Nigeria Police canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | colonial police force ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
British colonial law
ⓘ
ordinances of Northern Nigeria Protectorate ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British colonial government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dissolvedInContextOf | creation of unified Nigeria Police Force ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nigeria Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
law enforcement
ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ protection of colonial interests ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kaduna (likely, as regional capital in later colonial period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Northern Nigeria Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Region of British Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Nigeria Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
organized along paramilitary lines
ⓘ
separate from Southern Nigeria police forces before amalgamation ⓘ staffed by African rank-and-file under European officers ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Northern Nigeria Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
colonial administration of Nigeria
ⓘ
policing system of British West Africa ⓘ |
| precededBy | local native police formations in Northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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