State Police Amendment: Only Four States Approve Bill as 20 More Needed to Meet Constitutional Requirement
The proposed establishment of state police in Nigeria is facing a major legislative hurdle, with only four of the 36 state Houses of Assembly having approved the constitutional amendment required to introduce decentralised policing. Edo, Osun, Oyo and…
#EndSARS: RULAAC Accuses Police of Impunity, Demands Accountability Six Years After Protests
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has accused the Nigerian police of sustaining a culture of impunity six years after the #EndSARS protests, citing continuing allegations of torture, unlawful detention, extortion, extrajudicial…
Six Years After #EndSARS, Police Brutality Allegations Persist as Lawyers Demand Reform
Six years after the #EndSARS protests brought police brutality into the national spotlight, Nigeria continues to grapple with allegations of unlawful arrests, torture, extortion and excessive use of force, raising fresh questions about the effectiveness…