Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized Kemi Badenoch, the UK Conservative Party leader, for her remarks about Nigerian police and the country’s security challenges.
Badenoch, who is of Nigerian descent, recently accused Nigerian police officers of misconduct while praising the UK police during an interview.
Fani-Kayode addressed her comments in a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, challenging her views on the Nigerian police. He pointed out that, despite her allegations, the same police force protects her mother in Lagos, Nigeria.
Fani-Kayode tweeted, “She says she trusts the British police and claims that Nigerian policemen stole her brother’s watch and shoes.
“But she refuses to acknowledge the fact that the British police are amongst the most institutionally racist and corrupt in the world.
“That many black people, including Nigerians, have been framed, persecuted, tortured, illegally incarcerated, maliciously prosecuted and killed over the years including thousands of Nigerians who are butchered yearly on the streets of the UK in violent knife crimes.
“The British police turned a blind eye to all of these simply because most of the victims are black.”
Fani-Kayode added: “Given her views about our policemen, one wonders why she insists on her mother having police protection in Lagos.”
