viral video where a rifle weilding policeman brutally slapped a passenger in kogi state has prompted the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to order the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command to immediately carry out discrete investigations into the incident.
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MRA Asks Police IG To Arrest, Prosecute Policemen who Assaulted Reporter
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector-General of Police to order the arrest and prosecution of the policemen, led by Mr. Shola Jejeloye, who assaulted, tortured and dehumanized The Guardian newspaper reporter, Mr. Eniola Daniel, on Sunday while he was covering the demolition of the shops along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos. The […]
Nigerian Police Brutality: Why Many Victims May Not Get Justice
By Princess Ekwi Ajide On 26th October, 2020 when 29 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), constituted judicial investigative panels of enquiry to look into allegations of police excesses in Nigeria, occasioned by the #EndSARS campaign, many felt respite was coming at last but that seems to be far from the truth as Nigerians […]
Police Dismisses Inspector For Assault, Killing Civilian
A Police Inspector Ago Egharevba has been summarily dismissed from the service after he was found guilty of assaulting an innocent civilian identified as Ayomide Taiwo which led to his death in Osun State.
Brutality: Man Accuses IGP Intelligence Team Of Blackmail, Extortion
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre ( RULAAC), has condemn the activities of some policemen attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IGP IRT) for using the name of IGP Mohammed Adamu to “blackmail, threaten and extort” some Nigerians.
RULAAC Decries Police Brutality In Enforcing Lockdown
The Executive Director of Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Okechukwu Nwanguma has raises concern about the propensity and high number of killings by law enforcement agents in a desperate attempt to enforce the lockdown imposed across the country following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.