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Know Your Rights by unikwa: 4:06pm On Sep 02, 2019 |
Nigeria as a nation needs law-enforcement officers to deal with the crime wave that seemingly has gripped the nation. Unfortunately, the officers themselves sometimes go too far, and end up becoming law-breakers themselves. So where do you go to get justice, when those tasked with protecting your rights, take advantage of you? The key is to know your rights. Arm yourself with information on what to do when you fall victim. Do you know what to do: - if a police or army officer takes undue advantage of you? - if airport official mistreats you? - if your bank takes money from your account, and refuses to give it back? - if you're a taxi driver and a customer refuses to pay? - if a company refuses to pay you for work you did for them? - if a hospital engages in medical malpractice? - if ... You are not powerless. You can seek redress from: servicom, public complaints commission, legal aid council, brekete family ------------------- SERVICOM Tel: +234-(0)810 641 9581, +234-(0)815 356 6084 E-mail: info@servenigeria.com.ng https://servicom.gov.ng/ ------------------- Public Complaints Commission. The Nigerian Ombudsman. https://www.facebook.com/pccnigeria/ http://pcc.gov.ng/ Include: your name, address, phone. Include the address of the dept/agency you're complaining about. Include the names of the people involved. Plus address, phone #. Identify where the event happened. visit: https://www.facebook.com/pccnigeria/ Also specify what you want PCC to do for you. ------------------------- Legal Aid Council 090 99 88 77 00 If you need legal assistance, but cannot afford a lawyer ------------------------ If none of the above helped, then contact BREKETE FAMILY From Nigeria: 090 99 88 77 00 From Abroad: +234 81 88 89 10 11 ------------------------ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS |
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