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Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 1:37am On May 13, 2009 |
TUE 12-05-09 BBC NEWS AFRICA |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 1:45am On May 13, 2009 |
[b]In the fourth of a series of articles looking at policing in Nigeria, the BBC's Andrew Walker asks what happened to the "Apo Six", the most infamous case of extra-judicial killing in Nigeria's history: My friend was going to the bush, to go to the toilet, when he saw the police digging a hole and preparing to bury some people Elvis Ozor Younger brother of Ifeanyin |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 1:47am On May 13, 2009 |
Danjuma Ibrahim was a high ranking police officer in the Nigerian Police this man must face stonin in accordance to shaira f uckin bastards |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by OgidiBoy(m): 1:55am On May 13, 2009 |
sad story |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 1:58am On May 13, 2009 |
Nigeria's vigilante 'jungle justice' BBC news africa 28-04-09 In the second of a series of articles looking at policing in Nigeria, the BBC's Andrew Walker meets a group of vigilantes who guard residential neighbourhoods in the south-eastern city of Enugu. Paul Eze [r] goes out at night with a gun and a bell to protect his family Paul Oparaji is the chairman of a local neighbourhood watch group in Enugu - quite normal for a pensioner, one might think. But in Nigeria "neighbourhood watch" means taking to the streets with a gun or machete and possibly lynching armed robbers. At an age where other men are keen to put their feet up and enjoy the company of their family, Mr Oparaji is a vigilante, prepared to dispense what he calls "jungle justice". "Imagine myself, at 73 I haven't had a full night's sleep in eight years," he says. "But if I don't do it, and robbers come here, my family and I will be maimed." Every night at around 2230, he and 18 other men strap their ancient shotguns to their backs and walk through their neighbourhood banging a large metal bell to let the people in their houses know someone is watching over them, and let the robbers know someone is coming. 'Magic cutlass' This "informal policing" happens in cities across Nigeria. The vigilantes are the only ones that stand between robbers and residents. If you catch a thief you are expected to take him to the police, but we can give him jungle justice if he is armed Paul Oparaji Vigilante On patrol with Nigeria's police Are your police accountable? And if they get caught, a robber can expect to be killed before the authorities arrive. The police say the presence of vigilante groups is "welcome". "They predate the police, and they compliment our efforts. The police can't get into every nook and cranny," says police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu. The police try to send officers out on patrol with as many vigilante groups as possible, but with one policeman for every 400 Nigerians this is difficult. Any vigilantes who kill suspects would face the law, he said. Until two years ago, the infamous Bakassi Boys policed the streets of neighbouring Anambra State. They executed suspects with a "magic cutlass" which they said glowed in the presence of armed robbers - but only the Bakassi Boys themselves could see the glow. Following a change in state administration, the Bakassi Boys were chased away, and other groups have taken their place. The British government's Department for International Development (DfID) is working with vigilante squads like Mr Oparaji's, trying to educate them about the law and human rights to prevent them executing suspects. They want to prevent groups like the Bakassi Boys from becoming popular again. But on the streets of many Nigerian cities, people would rather police themselves and mete out their own punishment. 'Robbers deserve it' "If you catch a thief you are expected to take him to the police, but we can give him jungle justice if he is armed," says Mr Oparaji, himself a retired policeman. "If he is armed, if he wants to kill us, we don't feel sorry for him," he says. Mr Oparaji is keen to say that he has never seen his vigilante group kill anyone, but he has heard of other groups catching and killing thieves. "When I hear about that, I feel sorry because it means our people are not yet wise, but the robbers deserved it." He appeals to the government to give vigilante groups like his guns. "You cannot pursue the thief with an empty hand, or with a knife you cannot attack the thief with a gun." No police The problem is that the police don't patrol many areas during the night. "There is no-one who can protect us, they come and rob us and rape our children," said Paul Eze, 52, another vigilante group member. "We aren't paid for this, it's a voluntary thing." "Nigerian police only work in the afternoon, from midnight you can hardly see a policeman on the streets." They accuse the police of hiring themselves out to rich people and businesses as armed security at night. Trust Vigilante groups are a well established part of Nigerian society. People trust them more than they trust the police. If they catch someone red-handed, they would much rather exact punishment on them then and there Chris Ugwu Vigilante expert They are members of the community, and in the past robbers have been released by corrupt police officers and returned to torment the communities who handed them over. Vigilante expert Chris Ugwu says many Nigerians see the rule of law as an alien concept. "Some police have been compromised - the robber hands over some money and is released. He will go back and gloat to the people who handed him over." "If they catch someone red-handed, they would much rather exact punishment on them then and there," he says. Training Since 2006 the British government has been working with vigilante groups trying to educate them about the law and prevent them from lynching suspects. It is part of the £30million Security Justice and Growth programme, which has been running in Nigeria since 2002. They provide the groups with training and some equipment, like boots and rain coats. They have registered vigilante groups and asked them to sign up to a charter requiring them not to execute suspects. "There was a need to mobilise the public to compliment the efforts of the police," says Mr Ugwu, who works as a consultant for the British Council. "But they were engaging in extra-judicial killing, torture, and there was the need to teach them about human rights." He says it will be impossible to get rid of vigilante groups. In the future he hopes they will have a different role, providing local intelligence for a more effective police force. But Mr Oparaji says that in Nigeria people must be self-reliant. "This is a country where wealth is flowing, but nobody protects anyone." "If you can't protect yourself, you are finished," he says. |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 2:01am On May 13, 2009 |
ogidiboy sad story menhhhhhhhh its just me against those f ckin bastard the children children will pay the price no let off |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 2:06am On May 13, 2009 |
Enugu's Special Anti Robbery Squad are an elite police unit The robbers we come up against have sophisticated weapons, better than ours Patrolman Tiku right useless bastards, if they robbers got upper hand what u should be is call up the whole police avaliabe; may una stop behaving like mokie damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 2:08am On May 13, 2009 |
see interrogation self |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 2:09am On May 13, 2009 |
The Inspector General of Police Sir (Dr) Mike Okiro i think u should look into policin in the eastern part of nigeria cuz its a joke |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 2:16am On May 13, 2009 |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by Sammy107d(m): 5:44am On May 13, 2009 |
Every damn page is empty! |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 7:11am On May 13, 2009 |
sammy Every damn page is empty! u notice that as well!! with all the kidnappin and those on the run from efcc,hmmm just case u wonder why therent any progress, i think this is part of the reason, with ribadu in charge, i reckon there will be some faces showin up |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 7:12am On May 13, 2009 |
to Yoruba bro, this aint about the igbo oo, na nigeria police this is talkin about |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by yicob(m): 8:03am On May 13, 2009 |
Police aint Webmasters. |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by Sammy107d(m): 8:06am On May 13, 2009 |
neither are the guys at Indecency.com |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by blacksta(m): 8:13am On May 13, 2009 |
@ ikey One man campaign keep it up |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 8:33am On May 13, 2009 |
we will fight till the last b astard leaves! rule of law hm |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 8:39am On May 13, 2009 |
Police aint Webmasters yicob location jungle no wonder u reacted like nigeria foolish and useless police |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by MrCrackles(m): 9:10am On May 13, 2009 |
Nigerian police, always in the news for the wrong reasons! Power drunk idiots who think because they wear some stinking ass uniform and handle some weapons, they can do as they wish! Corrupt vagabonds! |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 6:04pm On May 13, 2009 |
hmm |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 5:27pm On May 14, 2009 |
why is this thread not in the front page may all ur that lost ur lives in the hands of these b astards rest in peace amen fumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by tombola: 5:29pm On May 14, 2009 |
Police kill people everywhere all over the world, by mistake or deliberately, may the souls of everyone felled by the gun of the police, worldwide, wherever it is, justified or not, all rest in peace. I realy wonder what this thread is about, sometime's people way of writting and thinking wont stop to amuse me, anytime I feel down, I come to NairaLand, and just reading Ikey's post alone makes me laugh, |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by jona2: 5:32pm On May 14, 2009 |
they are all igbos. |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 5:33pm On May 14, 2009 |
deepjona they are all igbos. |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 5:34pm On May 14, 2009 |
tombola Police kill people everywhere all over the world, by mistake or deliberately, may the souls of everyone felled by the gun of the police, worldwide, wherever it is, justified or not, all rest in peace |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 5:34pm On May 14, 2009 |
waitin on someone to tell me what he/she thinks of the above quotes hmm not surprised!!!!!!!! |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 8:37am On May 15, 2009 |
I_laugh u are an idot? |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 8:38am On May 15, 2009 |
front page hm |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by tombola: 12:47pm On May 15, 2009 |
ikey you are realy a goat. |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by IFELEKE(m): 12:57pm On May 15, 2009 |
@Poster, Yes, Nigerian Police Must Face The Music not only for the killings but for loads of wrongs(corruption and rot inclusive) But Pray Tell Me By Who?. . .definately not this present government. |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by DisGuy: 1:56pm On May 15, 2009 |
the nigerian media just go to sleep after initial gra gra, why wont they follow this up?? |
Re: Nigeria Police Must Face The Music! Killin The Innocent by ikeyman00(m): 4:43pm On May 15, 2009 |
ikey are ur papa police office cuz he be goat |
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