Network on Police Reforms in Nigeria (NOPRIN Foundation), a nongovernmental organization, has accused the Federal government of promoting police brutality, extra-judicial killings and other forms of abuses in the country.
NOPRIN’s
spokesman, Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma described as worrisome, the trend of
government allowing perpetrators of human right abuses to go Scot free. According
to him, as long as violators of human right abuses were not brought to account,
impunity will entrenched.
He added: “A
culture of impunity protects police officers involved in police brutality,
extrajudicial killings, corruption and abuse. The Nigerian government has
repeatedly expressed willingness to address the problems in the criminal
justice system, improve access to justice and reform the Nigeria Police Force. Despite
several Presidential Committees on Police Reforms in recent years, which
presented detailed recommendation for improvement, little has been done.”
Nwanguma
said that Nigerians as a whole must begin to take interest in the disturbing
issue of police abuse in order to put an end to the rampant police killings of
citizens. “If we allow these killings and abuse of human dignity to go
unchallenged without the perpetrators brought to account, the lives of every
one of us will remain at risk in the hands of those paid through our tax and
commonwealth to protect us and our properties,” said Nwanguma.
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