pobber

pobber
 n.β€” Β«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 β€œpobbers” (police-robbers).Β» β€”β€œNairobi 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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