NIGERIA POLICE AND EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS: THE LYING COMATOSE

By Chris Okafor

The extra judicial killings by the members of Nigeria Police Force have been a great source of concern now. In late 2009, Amnesty International, African Programme concluded that "The Nigerian police are responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings every year. The majority of the cases go uninvestigated and the police officers responsible go unpunished. The families of the victims usually get no justice or redress. Most never even find out what happened to their loved ones. A corrupt police culture, little training or competence with firearms, and the legacy of Nigeria's military era are all contributing factors"

Over the past few years, it is no longer unusual to read Nigeria Newspapers without reports of unnecessary killings by members of the Nigeria Police. Most of these reports are sometimes accompanied with video clips under which an individual was arrested for unspecified crime and within a twinkle of an eyelid, that person is shot dead by the Police without following due processes.

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NIGERIA POLICE AND EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS: THE LYING COMATOSE

By Chris Okafor

The extra judicial killings by the members of Nigeria Police Force have been a great source of concern now. In late 2009, Amnesty International, African Programme concluded that "The Nigerian police are responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings every year. The majority of the cases go uninvestigated and the police officers responsible go unpunished. The families of the victims usually get no justice or redress. Most never even find out what happened to their loved ones. A corrupt police culture, little training or competence with firearms, and the legacy of Nigeria's military era are all contributing factors"

Over the past few years, it is no longer unusual to read Nigeria Newspapers without reports of unnecessary killings by members of the Nigeria Police. Most of these reports are sometimes accompanied with video clips under which an individual was arrested for unspecified crime and within a twinkle of an eyelid, that person is shot dead by the Police without following due processes.

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It was a nightmare in Kaduna state, Nigeria last four weeks when the workers of New Nigeria Newspaper launched a dangerous demonstration to demand the payment of their seven months wages and benefits.  The protest was an eye saw, which took the intervention of the Kaduna state Government to resolve as the media workers sealed off the company with violence.

The Pensioners of New Nigeria Newspaper have said that what happened last four weeks was a child play and the company should be ready for war, as they will not only burn down the company but bloods will flow this time around.

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