The Nigeria Police Power has pushed aside allegations made by way of Amnesty Global in its document, describing the claims as fraudelant, deceptive, and destructive to the picture of the drive.
The document, dated November 28, 2024, accused the police of extrajudicial killings all over the protests, claiming that a minimum of 24 folk have been killed in six northern states.
Titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests,” the document has been refuted by way of the police, who assert that their findings contradict Amnesty Global’s allegations.
Addressing a press briefing at the subject on Sunday, Power Spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi evident {that a} particular investigative panel have been constituted to make sure the claims.
He defined that the panel, in collaboration with commissioners of police from the affected states, performed intensive investigations and compiled a complete document highlighting inaccuracies in Amnesty Global’s allegations.
“Amnesty International is advised to reflect on its frequent false reporting on Nigeria’s law enforcement activities and ensure its reports are accurate and contain a true and fair representation of events affecting national security and public safety. Accurate reporting of facts is essential to the integrity of any international organisation, and Amnesty International should not be an exception,” Adejobi mentioned.
He added that the police would incrible to call for a retraction of the document in addition to a crowd apology for the alleged inaccuracies.
“The Nigeria Police Force will, in due course, write to Amnesty International to demand the retraction of this report from the public domain along with a public apology. The Nigeria Police Force remains resolute in protecting the rights of all citizens while ensuring the security and stability of the nation. We, therefore, urge the public to be wary of sensational reports designed to incite mistrust and weaken confidence in law enforcement institutions,” Adejobi mentioned.
Reeling out the police findings in Borno, Adejobi mentioned the police didn’t utility grenades as claimed by way of the organisation.
He mentioned, “In Borno Situation, it was once established that the protesters have been violent, attractive in prevalent looting, pillaging, and wanton wreck of crowd and personal trait. As an example, the Ability Acquisition Centre of the United Countries Prime Fee for Refugees was once looted and vandalised.
“The attic of the Global Meals Programme, positioned on Baga/Maimalari Barracks Highway, Maiduguri, was once additionally looted, with a number of pieces belonging to the world organisation destroyed and stolen by way of one of the crucial protesters.
“Therefore, the claims by Amnesty International that the police threw a hand grenade from a convoy of vehicles into a filling station killing three persons is a blatant falsehood and leaves right-thinking members of society dismayed at this reported falsehood by an international agency that ought to act in accordance with international norms and standards of fair and honest reporting of human rights violations in the country.”
In Niger Situation, Adejobi mentioned the declare that 3 folks have been shot useless in Suleja was once debunked within the police findings.
Adejobi mentioned the alleged killing of a 21-year-old in Katsina was once additionally discovered to be unsubstantiated, including that native assets showed that deny such incident befell.
Additionally in Kaduna Situation, Adejobi mentioned opposite to Amnesty Global’s document, deny protests befell in Kaduna on October 1, 2024, and deny police killings have been recorded.
He mentioned rather, an incident involving the Nigerian Military was once known and overtly investigated.
Adejobi mentioned Amnesty Global reported the deaths of 2 girls and a person all over protests in Jigawa, however the police investigations evident deny such killings, and proof advised that the lone fatality was once brought about by way of protester violence, now not police motion.
In Kano Situation, Adejobi mentioned the document alleged 12 deaths in Kano because of police movements, pointing out that investigations indicated that those deaths resulted from violent confrontations involving looters and criminals, now not police process.