Monday, May 24, 2010

Nigeria police 'routinely kill, rape and torture'


Nigeria's police force carry out extrajudicial killings, torture in custody, and sexual assault against women, according to a study by a civil liberties group.
The report claims that police openly parade suspects for the media, before executing them without trial.
The Open Society Justice Initiative's study is the latest of a number of reports to severely criticise Nigeria's police for brutality and corruption.
The authorities have so far made no comment on the report.
Read more at BBC

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