Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Human rights groups slam Nigerian Police


May 19, 2010

Nigerian citizens have had enough of police brutality. In Nigeria these days, police officers are "more likely to commit crimes than prevent them." Police are known to carry out executions of people accused or suspected of crimes. They also rely on torture to investigate; most major police stations have "torture chambers." Rape of arrested females has become more common for police officers working night shifts. Hundreds of Nigerians are murdered each year by police forces. Some methods used by Nigerian police are beatings, clubbings of soles of feet, burning suspects with hot irons or cigarettes, smashing the victims' heads against the wall, and tearing off fingernails; these are just some of the methods used. International rights watchdogs have accused Nigerian police of murder and abuse; the police have repeatedly denied the statements. President Goodluck Jonathan wants to lower police brutality.

MY REACTIONS: I think what is going on is terrible and overwhelming. It's not fair what is going on, and the government should do something about it quickly.

Source: http://www.africasia.com/services/news_africa/article.php?ID=CNG.beb8d54cebbe4239ef452bf2c3e0b7fd.441

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