The Nigeria Police is an agency of the

Analyze the question: The question asks which arm or body of government the Nigeria Police belongs to.

Explain the concept: Nigerian government has three arms:

• Legislature makes laws (National Assembly)
• Executive implements and enforces laws (President, ministers, ministries, and agencies like the police, army, and civil service)
• Judiciary interprets laws (courts)

The police are responsible for maintaining law and order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the law. Enforcing laws is the work of the executive arm.

Step-by-step solution:

1. Option A, judicial arm: Incorrect. The police investigate and arrest, but they do not interpret laws or try cases. The courts do that.
2. Option B, Ministry of Defence: Incorrect. The Ministry of Defence oversees the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), not the police.
3. Option C, executive arm: Correct. The Nigeria Police Force is established under Section 214 of the 1999 Constitution and is part of the executive arm, which enforces laws. It is headed by the Inspector-General of Police, who is appointed by the President and acts under the President's directions on matters of public safety and order.
4. Option D, Ministry of Interior: This is the tricky one. The police are supervised in practice by the Ministry of Police Affairs (and the Police Service Commission), and the Ministry of Interior handles bodies like the Immigration Service, Civil Defence, and Correctional Service. So the police are not an agency of the Ministry of Interior. Also, the question asks for the broad category, and that is the executive arm.

Answer: C. executive arm of government

Tip: Think of "who enforces the law?" Police, army, civil service, and ministries are all the executive. Remember it this way: Legislature makes, Executive enforces, Judiciary interprets. When a question asks about an agency that carries out or enforces rules, the answer is usually the executive.