Amnesty International Nigeria, in conjunction with Partners West Africa-Nigeria (PWAN) with the support of Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), held a photo exhibition of incidents of police brutality across Nigeria.
Participants at the exhibition, held in Abuja, expressed dismay over continuous happening of police brutality in Nigeria despite claims of making reforms to make the police human rights compliant.
Some reiterated the need for the authorities to improve the working condition of the police, including pay and training.
In her address, the Director Amnesty International Osai Ojigho said that Amnesty International Nigeria with support of OSIWA was implementing a project entitled “Safer policing initiative: seen through my eyes – the Long-term impact of violent policing.”
Osai Ojigho further said, the project aimed to create a human rights-based policing culture in Nigeria with a zero-tolerance attitude to unlawful police activities, particularly the excessive use of force.
The project is being implemented by a consortium known as the “Fairer Force Alliance” which is a network of 10 CSOs including Amnesty International Nigeria.
The Co-ordinator of the project, Bashiru Olasupo, noted that the programme was moving around Nigeria to ensure that people at the grassroots were sensitized on human rights in relation to policing.
He added that “the responsibility of making sure that the police have all the training and needs to perform their duties falls squarely on the shoulders of the government of Nigeria.:
The exhibition was attended by representative of the inspector general of police, other security agencies, journalists, civil society organizations and the public.
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