The leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch has again made it to the news with her attack on the Nigerian system.
Badenoch, recently, has being known for doing her best to dissociate herself from her country of birth, Nigeria.
She had earlier had it out with Nigeria’s Vice president, Kashim Shettima after he said that, no matter what Badenoch thinks of the country, she remains a Nigerian.
In another instance, the UK Labour leader was said to have allegedly snubbed the office of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). This particular incident was made public by the chairman of the commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa who claimed that her office has tried severally to get in touch with Badenoch but to no avail.
However, in an earlier reaction to remarks by the vice president and the chairman of NiDCOM, Kemi said she is not available to do any kind of public relations or image-making job for Nigeria.
Also, in a recent interview with the Free Press, Badenoch took a fresh swipe at the Nigeria Police Force.
The UK Labour leader accused officers of the Nigeria police of stealing from her family.
When asked by the interviewer whether she trusts the British Police, Badenoch answered in the affirmative.
She said, “I do but remember my experience with the police in Nigeria was very negative and coming to the UK, my first experience with the police was very positive.
“You know the police in Nigeria would rob us,” Badenoch said laughing.
Continuing, she said, “So when people day that they have this back experience but they are black, well yeah, you know I remember the police stole my brother’s shoes and his watch.
“Yeah, they took his shoes and his watch; it’s a very poor country so people do all sorts of things and giving people a gun is just license to intimidate.,” she stated.
She further noted that that is not the same for the Police in the UK as her experience with the British police was more cordial and quite reassuring.
She said, “But that’s not the bar we should use for the British police, obviously, it should be much higher. But my experience was so positive. When I was burgled, for example, the police were there, very helpful.
“They eventually caught the person; since 2024. You see, 20 years ago, the police did catch the criminals and now we’ve given them too much to do, in my view.
“So the police are the first line of defence in everything and I think that that burden would make it a lot harder for them to actually do the basics. And that’s another thing that we need to look at,” she noted.
