The Nigeria Police has described as “blatant falsehoods and innuendoes”, an online report (not The Eagle Online) entitled ‘Welcome to Hell-Fire’: torture and other ill-treatment in Nigeria.
Reacting on Thursday, Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, said the report smacks of smacks of indecency and intemperate language to liken Nigeria, to hell fire. “That cannot be true. We believe that Nigeria is a growing nation, green and largely peaceful.
Ojukwu stated that “While the Nigeria Police and other operators in the criminal justice sector are undergoing systematic reforms, and aligning themselves with the demands of democracy, there is no gain saying the fact that the Nigeria Police Force has since improved its operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Reacting on Thursday, Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, said the report smacks of smacks of indecency and intemperate language to liken Nigeria, to hell fire. “That cannot be true. We believe that Nigeria is a growing nation, green and largely peaceful.
Ojukwu stated that “While the Nigeria Police and other operators in the criminal justice sector are undergoing systematic reforms, and aligning themselves with the demands of democracy, there is no gain saying the fact that the Nigeria Police Force has since improved its operational efficiency and effectiveness.
“Since the dawn of democracy in 1999, the Nigeria Police Force has significantly improved on its human rights records, owing largely to training and re-training, community policing, attitudinal change and structural transformation.
“In its report under reference, Amnesty International did admit in its methodology that it visited some Police Formations and interviewed some family members of suspects. At no time in its report, did Amnesty speak or interface with the Police authorities.
“In its report under reference, Amnesty International did admit in its methodology that it visited some Police Formations and interviewed some family members of suspects. At no time in its report, did Amnesty speak or interface with the Police authorities.
“This obviously shows their disdain and apparent lack of character where the democratic tenets of fair hearing are concerned.
“The report covered a seven year period of 2007-2014. I dare say that some of the issues raised have since been dispensed with and settled.
“Of a truth, torture or ill-treatment is not, repeat, NOT an official policy of the Nigeria Police”.