April 14, (THEWILL) – The United States Government has indicted the Nigeria police, military and Department of State Services (DSS), for corruption, human rights violation and impunity.
The US Department of State uncovered the misdemeanours in its ‘2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices’ in Nigeria.
“Impunity, exacerbated by corruption and a weak judiciary, remained a significant problem in the security forces, especially in police, military, and the Department of State Services.
“Police, the military, and the Department of State Services reported to civilian authorities, but periodically acted outside civilian control. There were credible reports that members of the security forces committed numerous abuses”, the report said.
The report contained incidents of extrajudicial killings, stifling of free speech, human rights violations, political witch-hunting, and other issues in Nigeria.
The US said the opaque nature of disciplining offending officials encourages impunity and that the systems shield erring officers found culpable in multiple crimes.
“The government regularly utilised disciplinary boards and mechanisms to investigate security force members and hold them accountable for crimes committed on duty, but the results of these accountability mechanisms were not always made public”, the report further stated.
Two of Nigeria’s anti graft agencies – the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), were cited for inconclusive prosecution of public officials charged for corruption.

The US Department of State report accused the anti graft agencies of being selective and “focused on low and mid-level government officials.”
It, however, acknowledged that both organisations brought indictments against various active and former high-level government officials.

That's why no sane country takes Nigeria serious expecially when they run to them to proscribe IPOB as Terrorists

I think it is now part of our life in dis country. Even after end sars saga that almost cripple the country the police are back to dere usual way and nothing dey happen. Me don't even know what will change dis country for good anymore

It's been a month I was extorted last at gun point by the npf . So me sef don taya,and I have sworn not to give any mofocking police 1naira again. They are back from sabbatical leave and this time are more brutal. God punish the npf,NA

Lol! It's now part of us, we're used to it.

It's not only officials that are corrupt, corruption is also official in this country.

From head to toe.

Lord may i never come from a bastardized country like Nigeria again in my next life,amen!