The Nigerian government has announced it is relaunching the controversial “war against indiscipline” task force, more than 32 years after it was first introduced during a military dictatorship. President Muhammadu Buhari, who was elected last year after running a campaign promising to fight corruption, first established the brigade in 1984 and charged it with maintaining public order. ‘It got extreme’But while complaints from politicians on the lack of public order are not new, the relaunching of the WAI marks a controversial turn in Buhari’s administration. TV news presenters reportedly wore badges with “war against indiscipline” printed on them and theatre productions and art exhibitions found creative ways to reinforce the campaign’s mantra. “Back then I was a supporter of WAI because Nigeria needed something that will correct so many bad practices,” he said.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2016 07:00 UTC