In Nigeria Group seeks justice for victims of Police brutality

As part of measure to curb cases of extra judicial killings by law enforcement agencies  in the country, the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria has called on authorities to ensure  that disciplinary measures are taken against security operatives who abuse and torture innocent suspects.



 Addressing a gathering in Kaduna, the Chairman of Network on Police Reform, Mr. Andy Nkemnem observed that many perpetrators of tortures often go unpunished while the victims are often denied justice.



The Attorney General of Kaduna state advocated that every policeman should be subjected to psychological and psychiatry test every six months in order to reduce incidents of extra-judicial killing by the police who ought to be a symbol of national security.



A victim of police brutality and whose husband was also killed in the process in Nasarawa state is one of the numerous instances of extra-judicial killings in Nigeria.



Declaring open a forum on police abuses, torture and extra judicial execution in Nigeria, in Kaduna, the Attorney General of the State suggested a regular psychological and psychiatry test for policemen to check cases of extra-judicial killing in the country.
 
Suspects are abused by both the regular and special security outfits in the country and in many cases, the perpetrators often go unpunished.



Participants urged authorities to ensure that culprits are fished out and to erase the stereotyped image of the police.



The Police Reform Commission advocated that the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria and the Human Right Commission should also examine the vulnerability of the police officers and see the tribunal as a reform and not a criticism of the police whom in most cases are also abused and battered in the line of their duty
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