Group Lament Brutal Treatment Of Detainees In Police Custody.

A pressure group known as Justice for All (J4A) has lamented the brutal treatment of suspects and detainees at various police stations in the country.

It urged the Nigeria Police Force to respect the right of every suspect in its custody.

At a collaborative forum between the Nigerian Police Force and the Lagos legal advice and monitoring team of the group held at the Bar Centre of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja, the Co-ordinator of J4A, Alimosho, Barrister Derinsola Kappo, said the group’s interaction with police officers, at various police stations, showed that the Nigerian police needed to be sensitised on a need to respect the human rights of detainees.

“The J4A is to assist those detained at the police stations. Suspects sometimes come out of the police station and accused the police of brutalising and extorting them. We should make police realise that a suspect is innocent until proven guilty by a court, and so should be treated with dignity while in police custody,” she said.

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