Inspector General of Police
Mr Ibrahim Idris has assured policemen that their rights
will be protected by the Force.
IGP Idris stated this on
Wednesday during an event held at the Zone 2 police Command Onikan
Lagos to mark the World Human Rights Day which holds every
December 10th
Assistant Inspector General of
police in charge of Zone 2 Police Command Onikan Lagos Mr Kayode
Aderanti who represented the IGP at the event while consoling with
the family members, urged them to take solace in God
.
He said " It is the
belief of the IGP that something must be done to uplift the spirit of the
family members of the police men we lost. The enormity of
their service cannot be quantified and one of the succour is to give these
amounts to support those they left behind "
In a related development, as
part of activities to mark the international human rights day,
AIG Aderanti presented certificates to policemen from the Zone who
graduated in the Course 6 Human rights training organised by
the Crime Victims Foundation CRIVIFON.
Bar. Sarah Unobe,
the Programme Officer of CRIViFON said " The graduates were trained
on Chapter 4 of the1999 Constitution, the international human rights
instruments which include the universal declaration on human rights, African
charter on people's and human rights, international convention on
civil and political rights. The tenancy law, child rights acts and
child rights law of lagos state. In addition to the domestic
violence law of lagos state " .
Mrs. Gloria Ebuji the Executive
Director of CRIViFON used the event to condernm the killing of policemen
in the just concluded Rivers State by election adding that every
police man has rights to be promoted and upheld.
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