Overview
- Lesson Title: Police-This is an interview with a former security officer and member of the committee in charge of analyzing the deteriorating security issue in Nigeria.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Defense/Security
- ILR Level: 2+/3
- ACTFL Proficiency: Superior, Advanced-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Listening
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2007
- ObjectID: HAUS_11904
Transcript
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Police A: Kwamitin da shugaban ƙasa ya kafa domin neman hanyoyin da za’a bi, don farfaɗowa da inganta aiyukan ƴan sanda a Nijeriya, a yau ya yi zaman shi a fatakwal ta jihar ribas. Kwamitin wanda ke ƙarƙashin shugabancin tsohon mataimakan sufeto janaral na ƴan sanda. Alhaji Muhammadu dan Nowa Dami ya saurari shawarwari daga jama'a akan hanyoyin da suke ganin ya kamata a bi, don inganta aikin ɗan sanda a nan Nijeriya. Bayan kammala, zaman kwamitin na yau, na tambayi ɗaya daga cikin ƴan kwamitin, Alhaji Bashiru Alabasu, wanda shi ma tsohon mataimakin sufeto janaral ne na ƴan sandan Nijeriya. Cewa komene taƙamaiman aikin wannan kwamiti nasu da suka zo domin jin ra’ayin jama’a akan shi. B: Kamar yadda ka sani, kamar yadda kuma duk ƴan Nijeriya suka sani, harkokin ..tsaro gaba daya a ƙasa, in dai ba tsaro na harkar yaƙi ba, to, ya dagara a hannun ƴan sanda. A halin yanzu, kamar yadda ka sani, harkokin tsaro, ya ɗan samu taɓar-ɓarewa da gasken-gaske. Saboda a kullum mutane suna kuka an kashe a can, an yi fashe a can, an faɗe wancan da sauransu. Mutane hankalinsu ya tashi ƙwarai da gaske, saboda da tsaro ya yi ƙasa a Nijeriya. To, wannan abu shi ne ya dami ... {president [English]} ɗin Nijeriya, {Chief [English]} Olusegun Obasanjo, ya kuma dami duk wani ɗan Nijeriya na gari. Saboda haka, ak… ne shi {Mister President [English]} ya yi tunanin ya kamata ya haɗa … tsofoffin ƴan sanda, da kuma waɗansu wanda suke da harkar tsaro a ƙasar nan, su duba su gani yaya za`a yi a gyara tsaro, don mutane su samu kwanciyar hankali. A: To, kafa wannan kwamiti baya rasa nasaba da irin yadda ƴan sanda suka yi yinƙurin yin yajin aiki a kwanakin baya? B: Ah, tun ma kafin a yi maganar wannan yinƙurin yajin aiki, {Mister President [English]} ya riga ya kafa wannan kwamiti. Don da yanzu da yin maganar kafa wannan kwamiti ɗin nan, ah, ya daushi fiye da kwana talatin. A: To, ranka ya daɗe, ranka ya daɗe … ah … ganin cewa martabar ƴan sanda ta zube warwas ga idon jama’a, akwai hanyoyin da za ku bi cikin wannan kwamiti domin ku dawo da martabar su ƴan sandan a idanun jama’a? B: To, iya ɗaya daga cikin aikin da nauyin da shugaban ƙasa {Mister President [English]} ya samu akai. A san yadda za'a bi cikin waɗansu abubuwa da ya saka, a farfaɗo da daraja da mutunci da kyan aiki na ƴan sanda. Shi farfaɗo da … darajar ƴan sanda, shine a gyara aikinsu. Idan ɗan sanda -- A: To, yanzu -- B: -- idan ɗan sanda guda ɗaya, zai je ƙauye, ya tabbata ya yi aikin da ya kamata. Sunan su ƴan sanda, dan danan zai farfaɗo. A: To, ganin cewa cin hanci da rashawa yayi katutu a cikin ayyukan ƴan sanda a Nijeriya, sannan kuma, ba su da cikakkar kulawa musamman a fannin albashinsu da kuma haƙoƙinsu. Ah, wannan kwamiti zai duba waɗannan matsaloli kuwa? B: Duka kamar yadda na gaya ma, iya ɗaya daga cikin abin da za mu duba wace hanya za'a bi a duba,a rage zargin da ake yiwa ‘yan sanda na cin hanci. Wace hanya za a bi a duba a gyara tsakaninsu da sauran jama’a na cikin gari. Wace hanya za a bi a duba a tabbatar sun yi aikinsu yadda ya kamata. Sun kama mutum a yadda ya kamata, a kama shi. An kai shi kotu lokacin da ya kamata, a kai shi kotu. An yanke mashi shari’a a lokacin da ya kamata, a yanke ma shara’a. To, wani babba abu -- A: Alhaji Bashiru Alabasu ke nan, ɗaya daga cikin ƴan kwamitin da shugaban ƙasa ya nad’a domin farfaɗo da aiyukan ƴan sanda a Nijeriya. Shi kuwa {Barrister [English]} Ruffers Godwin, direktan gabatadda ƙararraki na ma’aikatar sari’a ta jihar ribas, da ya bada shawara ga kwamitin, ya ce kwamitin ya zo daidai lokacin da aka mayar da ƴan sanda ba bakin kome ba ta hanya rashin biyansu haƙoƙinsu kamar yadda ya kamata. [Barrister [English]} Ruffers Godwin ya ce yana ganin cewa ayyukan wannan kwamiti da ya kamata ya maida hankali akan su, shi ne cewa ya hana horar da ƴan sandan da suka so su fi yajin aiki a kwanan baya. Kuma ya baiwa ko wane ɗan Nijeriya damar sa baki, wajen inganta aikin ɗan sanda, don yana da mahimmancin kowane ɗan Nijeriya ya san irin kuɗin da ko nawa ne aka ba wa ɗan sanda. Domin kaucewa cin hanci da rashawa a cikin al'umma, yacce bai kamata abar ɗan sanda ya kasance yana rashin kuɗi ba koyaushe. Wanda zai iya sa shi ya ci hanci da rashawa, kuma abin da ba a san ƴan sanda da shi ba, kuma bai kamata a ce ƴan sanda masu tsare doka da oda. A ce suna ciwan hanci da rashawa ba. Haka {Barrister [English]} Ruffers Godwin, ya buƙaci a rusa duk wata hukuma … da ake cewa wai tana kulawa da haƙoƙin ƴan sanda. Domin ya ce wanzuwar waɗannan hukumomin, shi ne ke kawo tsaiko wajen biyan ƴan sanda kuɗaɗen albashinsu, da kuma kuɗaɗensu na fansho, da kuma kuɗaɗen da waɗanda da suka rasa rayukansu a wajen gudanar da ayyukansu. Jam’a da dama dai waɗanda ke lura da Al’amuran yau da kullun a Nijeriya, suna ganin cewa kafa wannan kwamitin da shugaban ƙasa ya yi, ba ya rasa nasaba da irin yunƙure-yunƙuran da ƙananan ƴan sanda ke yi na yin yajin aiki. Domin suna ganin cewa ana ci da haƙoƙinsu , ba a biyan su albashi akan kari. Haka kuma irin albashin da ake basu bai taka kara ya karya ba idan aka kwatanta da irin ayyukun da suke yi. Kwamitin dai yana da watanni uku ya miƙa rahotunshi ga shugaban ƙasa, bayan ya kammala za gayan da yake yi a jihohin Nijeriya. Aminu Bello Sahabi, Murya Amurka, daga Fatakwal, Nijeriya. |
Police A: The committee that the president established to determine the paths that should be followed to reform and strengthen the work of the Nigerian police, met today in Port Harcourt in Rivers State. The committee is under the leadership of the former assistant inspector general of the police. Alhaji Muhammadu dan Noha Dami listened carefully to the suggestions from the public on the paths that they thought he should take to strengthen police work here in Nigeria. After the end of today’s committee session, I asked one of the committee members, Alhaji Bashiru Alabasu, the former assistant inspector general of the Nigerian police, about the specific job of their committee, for which they came to hear the public’s opinion. B: As you know, as all Nigerians know, all matters of security for the country, besides national defense, is the responsibility of the police. In the current circumstances, as you know, security matters are in real trouble. Because people are always complaining that someone is killed there, someone is getting robbed there, somebody is raped, etc. People are really worried, because security is declining in Nigeria. This is what worried Nigerian president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and he worried about every responsible Nigerian. Because of this, we … he, Mister President thought that he should bring together … former policemen and those responsible for this country’s security, to look and see what could be done to improve security so that people could rest easy. A: Isn’t establishing this committee related to the police’s threat to call a strike recently? B: Ah, even before there was talk of this threatened strike, Mister President had already established this committee. So that, from talking about establishing this committee to now, it has easily been more than thirty days. A: Alright, long life to you, long life to you [expression of polite respect] … ah … seeing that the reputation of the police has declined substantially in the public eye, are there paths that you will follow in this committee in order to restore the reputation of the police in the eyes of the public? B: Yes, the first issue is the work that the president, Mister President, is responsible for. One knows how one will follow on these things that he lays down, to restore the value and fairness and good work of the police. This restoration of … the value of the police is to improve their work. If a policeman -- A: Alright, now -- B: -- if a single policeman goes out to a village, and does his job properly, the integrity of these policemen, by this measure, would be restored. A: So, regarding the bribery that is widespread in the work of the police in Nigeria, such that they don’t have full control, especially on the matter of their wages and their issues. Ah, will the committee look into these problems as well? B: All this, as he has said, the first issue we will look at is which path should be followed to look at reducing the accusation that is made toward the police regarding corruption; which path will be followed to look at improvement between them and the rest of the public in town; which path will be followed to look at making sure they do their work as required. That they arrest a person in a manner required to arrest him. That they bring him to court when it’s necessary to bring him to court. That one passes judgment on him when it’s necessary to pass judgment on him. So, this major thing -- A: That was Alhaji Bashiru Alabasu, one of the members of the committee that the president has appointed to reform the work of the police in Nigeria. Also Barrister Rupert Godwin, chief prosecutor in Rivers State, and who advised the committee, said the committee came at just the right time to restore the police, without limit, on the matter of neglecting to pay them adequately for their work. Barrister Rupert Godwin said he thought some of the issues the committee should focus on must include the issue of how to avoid disciplining the policemen who wanted to step up the recent strike. And that it gives to every Nigerian his opportunity to say how to strengthen the policeman’s work, because it is important that every Nigerian know the kind of money and how much of it is given to the policeman. In order to avoid bribery among the public, he said it must never let the policeman become impoverished, which could cause him to accept bribes, and what people don’t know the police have, and people should not say that the police guard law and order. People said they are taking bribes. Thus Barrister Rupert Godwin called for the dissolution of all agencies related to the so-called police welfare, because he said the presence of these bureaucracies is what has brought delay in paying the police their salary, and pension, and compensation to their families when the policemen lose their lives. Many people who pay attention to current affairs in Nigeria think that the president’s establishment of this committee is not unconnected with the police’s threat to embark on a general strike, since they think that their right has been taken, and they have not been paid their salary increase. And the salary that they are given is not adequate when one compares it to the kind of work that they do. The committee has three months to submit its report to the president, after it completes its rounds of Nigeria’s states. Aminu Bello Sahabi, Voice of America, from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. |
Glossary
| Hausa | Hausa Meaning | English Meaning |
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| Cin hanci | Amsa ko bada kuɗi ta hanya da bai cancanta ba, kamar domin a sami hanya ta yin wani abun da yake ketare doka. | Bribe; bribery |
| Ba bakin kome ba. | Rashin daraja | Something of very little value or importance |
| Bai taka kara ya karya ba. | Ba ya isa a yi kome da shi ba - ƙanƙanen abu. | Very little to use for anything; insignificant |
| A kan kari. | A lokacin da ya kamata a yi. | On time; regularly |
| Warwas | Gaba ɗaya - duka Babu sauran kome ciki. | Completely |
| Yunƙure-yunƙuran | Zabure-zabure.gwada aniyar aikata wani abu. | In this context, it means threats |
Notes
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Kiyaye zaman lahiyar jama'a cikin mafi yawancin jama'a a ƙasar Africa,wato Nijeria, ba ƙaramin aiki ba ne. Mutane fiye da milion ɗari da talatin suke zaune a cikin ƙasar. Tarzomai suna faruwa dayawa, kuma dubban mutane sun rasa rayyukan su a cikin 'yan shekaru kaɗan da suka wuce.Torzoman nan kuma suna faruwa saboda akwai banbanci sosai tsakanin mutane ta wajen adidini, ko arziki. Masu iko suna ƙoƙarin yaƙi da rashawa domin su gyara mutuncin ƙasar, kuma su farfaɗo da zaman lahiyar mutane. Rashawa da rashin kwanciyar hankali suna sa mutane masu saka jari su yi shakkar zuba kuɗinsu cikin ƙasar duk da take da ɗinbin man fetur, saboda yawacin tashe-tashe hankalin na faruwa cikin yankin ƙasa na Niger Delta inda man fetur yake. Shugabanni suna fuskantar matsaloli kuma na shirya ƙasar game da zaɓen da za yi nan gaba domin a yi shi cikin gaskiya. Wannan abu ne mai mahimmanci ga ƙasar saboda dai zai zama lokaci na farko da za a naɗa shugaba wanda za ya ɗauki wurin wani naɗɗaɗe shugaba ba da sa hannun soja ba a Nigeria. |
Keeping law and order is not an easy task in Africa's most populous, 130.2 million (UNcensus,2005) country, Nigeria. Frequent demonstrations triggered by social, religious, and economic desparities resulted in thousands of deaths over the past few years. Authorities confront corruption to clean the country's image and restore peace and democracy. Corruption and insecurity are also factors that investors look at with hesitance to invest in the oil rich country with frequent riots in the Delta region where the oil is. Authorities are facing challenges to keep the country together and insure democratic elections. These elections are significant in term of demacracy because for the first time in decades, Nigerians would see an elected President succeed another elected one without any military action. Reference: The Politics of Nigerian Corruption http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5339030stm |
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<eng-response>This interview is with a former Police Officer and member of a committee delegated by the President of Nigeria to find ways to improve security. It depicts the controversial topic of security, and the role that the Nigerian Police play in the struggle to minimize violence and corruption in the country. Concurring arguments that officials are analyzing suggest ways to improve working conditions for the Police, with the involvement of the population in order to avoid possible uprisings. A legislator goes even farther to suggest drastic changes of some administration structures due to unfair practices that complicate the work of the Nigerian Police and their cooperation with the population they serve.</eng-response>
<response>Wannan ganawa da ɗaya daga cikin mambobi na kwamiti da shugaban ƙasar Nijeriya ya kafa domin duba hanyoyi na tabbatar da tsaro na jama'a kuma da ƙayyade matsayin yan sanda, tana nuna mahimman matsaloli da suke lahanta kwanciyar hankalin jama'a a cikin ƙasar.Ra'ayoyi sun kusantu da juna bisa ga dallilai da suka kawo kafa kwamitin don hana tarzomai. Wannan kuma ya kawo wani babban ma'aikacin wajen pannin hukuma shara'a , ga bada shawara ta diba matsalar daga cibiyarta don tabbatar da ana kula da haraka 'yan sandan Nijeriya tare da jam'a duka. Haka kuma ya tambaya rusar da wasu hukumomi da basu tausayawa 'yan sandan.</response>
<eng-fdbk>Incorrect! This is not the best option. Think about the type of support given to the main idea. What can the worse scenario be according to the committee members?</eng-fdbk>
<fdbk>A'a! wannan ansa ba daidai take ba, ya kamata a yi tunani bisa tsananin tashin hankalin; me muka ji ko har iyakar ina matsalolin ke iya kai bisa ga cewar 'yan kwamitin?</fdbk>
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<eng-response>This is an interview with a prominent member of a committee who analyzes the worsening security situation in Nigeria regarding the work of the committee. Amidst the rising violence and corruption, authorities strive to bring back confidence to the people and define the role of the Nigerian Police to achieve that goal. Most agree that security and corruption problems in the country originate from the dissatisfaction of the Police, therefore any solution would have to come through a respectful, social and financial treatment of security workers. Unfair practices inside some administrative structures worsen the situation, according to a legislator, who suggests that such structures should be discharged.</eng-response>
<response>Ɗaya daga cikin mambobi na kwamiti mai diba hanyoyin ƙayyade matsayin 'yan sanda, da kawo kwanciyar hankali ga jama'a Nijeriya,yana magana bisa aikin da yake gabansu, cikin wannan ganawa. Yawancin kashe kashe da rashawa,game da rashin jin daɗin 'yan sanda,ya sa Hukumar Nijeriya ta maida hankali sosai ga neman gyara aikinsu domin a tabbatar da zaman lahiya.Ana gani daga ra'ayin wani babban ma'aikacin cikin fannin shara'a, cewa da duk hanya wadda za ta zama alheri ita ce wadda za'a gyara tare da sauran jama'a. A baiwa yan sanda girman da ya cancanta, kuma a ɗauki matakai da za su tsaida wasu hukuma daga ci da haƙin masu aikin tsare ƙasa.</response>
<fdbk>Daidai ne!Muhawarorin da ake ji cikin wannan hira
na nuna ainahin matsaloli da ke faruwa saboda yawan tashin hankali da rashawa, kuma suna bayyana mahimancin 'yan sandar Nijeriya cikin neman sauƙaƙawar matsalolin.</fdbk>
<eng-fdbk>Correct! The speakers' arguments reveal the problems of crime and corruption, and show the Nigerian Police as the center of dicussions for solutions.</eng-fdbk>
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<eng-response>The main point of this interview is the alarming security situation in Nigeria and the authorities' attempt to diminish crime and corruption. The general opinion is that unfair treatment of the Nigerian Police and their reaction brought about the creation of a committee whose role is to analyze the security situation in Nigeria and find ways to improve work conditions for security workers. Officials agree on the importance of solving the crucial problem in a democratic way, but they are divided on the procedure to reach that goal. The committee has the responsibility of changing some rules in order to give to the Police the respect they deserve from the people, according to an advisor.</eng-response>
<response>Babban manufofin wannan ganawa, shi ne maganar tsaron ƙasa a Nijeriya game da tsananin matsalar rashawa da kashe kashe da suke faruwa.Yawancin mutane suna ganin rashin biyan buƙata ne ya sa yan sanda suna gunaguni.Saboda wannan kuma an kafa kwamiti wanda za ya diba yadda za a ƙayyade aikinsu, kuma da irin yadda jama'a za ta yi aiki tare da hukuma don a yi maganin waɗannan matsaloli.Wani mashawarci na kwamiti ya umurce su da sake wasu dokoki don a jawo hankalin mutane ga ba aikin yan sanda daraja da shike a halin yanzu ba su da babban goyon baya.</response>
<fdbk>A'a! Ya kamata a ƙara sauraren bayanan da 'yan kwamitin suka bada bisa ga ainahin aikin kwamitin. Wane irin ƙarhi ke ga kwamitin bisa doka?</fdbk>
<eng-fdbk>Incorrect! This choice is wrong. Please listen again to the different comments about the role of the committee. How much power does it have regarding the law?</eng-fdbk>
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<instr type="eng">INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose the best summary.</instr>
<instr type="target">Umurni:Zaɓi taƙaitawa mafi dacewa.</instr>
<finishtl>A ganinku, donmi ne ɗan jaridannan bai bada ƙarin bayani ba, bisa yunƙurin yajin aiki da wasu 'yan sanda suke yi ba?</finishtl>
<finish>Why do you think the journalist did not emphasize on the threat of strikes from some security workers?</finish>
<finishtl>Yaya yan ƙasa ke iya taimakon wannan kwamiti da aikinshi?</finishtl>
<finish>How can the population help the committee with the task?</finish>
<finishtl>Yaya ake iya hana cin hanci da rashawa cikin wannan halin?</finishtl>
<finish>How can corruption be stopped in this context?</finish>
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