pobber
n.— «Police personnel from Ghana and Nairobi are repeatedly accused of collaborating with criminals, often lending or leasing their own arms and clothing, enabling what are often referred to as “pobbers” (police-robbers).» —“Nairobi is most violent city in Africa, says report” by Philip Ngunjiri East African (Nairobi, Kenya) Oct. 29, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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