The Nigeria police is characterized by serious
violations of due process of law; this has tarnished
the image of the force in the mind of people. People
no longer trust the police in the protection of the
law, because the police themselves often do not
follow the law. This bad attitude of the police is
fueled by the fact that most citizens are ignorant of
their legal rights. You can only defend your right,
when you know you have a right. That's why you are
advise to always consult a lawyer.

Below are some legal wrongs often perpetrated by
Nigerian police:

1. Failure to inform a person of the ground of his/
her arrest: The law mandates the police to inform a
person being arrested of the reason(s) of his arrest,
except , where the person was arrested in the
process of committing the crime or where he
escaped from lawful custody.

2. Obtaining confession by the use of force: Under
the law, no body is to be subjected to torture or to
inhuman or degrading treatment. A confessional
statement can only be admissible in court if it is
voluntary. This means that a confessional statement
obtained by use of threat or use of actual violence to the body of the accused, will be inadmissible in
court.

3. Arresting a person for the crime of another: it is
legally wrong and unconstitutional for police to
arrest a person for the crime of another person, in
other to induce the perpetrator of the crime to
surrender, example: arresting a mother for an
offence committed by the son who is at large.
Criminal responsibility is not transferable.

4. Detention for more than two days: Under Nigerian law, the police has no power to detain an accused for more than two days. If it must be more than two days, it is the court and not the police that will determine that. Where the police fail to take a
detained suspect to the court within two days, the
law require that the suspect be released on bail
ASAP.

5. Excessive use of force during arrest: it is true that
the law permits the police to use force in certain
circumstance to effect an arrest. But the use and
nature of the force applied depends on the attitude
of the suspect being arrested. Where a suspect
display no sign of resistance, a police officer has no
power to affect his arrest by force. It will be unlawful if he does so.

6. Preventing the suspect from consulting a lawyer:
The law provides a person arrested the right to
remain silent until after consultation with a lawyer.
The Police knows that the presence of a lawyer will
help prevent an accused from making implicating
statements when questions are put on him, so they
often refuse suspects from calling their lawyer until
after interrogation. This is unlawful.

7. Charging suspects for bail: Bail means to obtain
the release of oneself or another by providing
security for future appearance. Money for bail
stands as a security to ensure that the person being
released must appear before the police at any given
time. Bail is free because this money paid to the
police as bail , are meant to be returned to the
person released after the conclusion of the
investigation.

You are advised to always contact a lawyer for legal
aids whenever you feel your right have been
infringed by the police. Only God and a good lawyer
can save you.

1st to comment. Police is never a friend.

men in black n unlawful are inseparable

Trust me when I say police set people up, one group will be fierce ans scare you, the other group will pretend they care and teach you how to write statement all for them to determine if you are willing to pay

Speaking from experience, if guns are ever legalized in Nigeria and you see a police and a suicide bomber , shoot the officer

Even looking is now a crime