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Author: Guttschuss, Eric

Title: "Everyone's in on the Game": Corruption and Human Rights Abuses by the Nigeria Police Force

Summary: "This report documents the myriad forms of corruption within the Nigeria Police Force, including bribery and extortion by rank-and-file officers and embezzlement and other forms of abuse of office by senior officials. These criminal acts by police undermine the rule of law and severely impact the human rights of all Nigerians. The Nigeria Police Force has a long history of engaging in unprofessional, corrupt, and criminal conduct. While many Nigerian police officers conduct themselves in an exemplary manner, working in difficult and often dangerous conditions, corruption and abusive behavior remain endemic. For many Nigerians, members of the force are viewed more as predators than protectors. On a daily basis, countless ordinary citizens are accosted by armed police officers who demand bribes and commit human rights abuses against them as a means of extorting money. These abuses range from arbitrary arrest and unlawful detention to threats and acts of violence, including sexual assault, torture, and even extrajudicial killings. Police also routinely extort money from victims of crimes to initiate investigations and demand bribes from suspects to drop investigations. There continue to be numerous reports of high-level police officials embezzling staggering sums of public funds meant to cover basic police operations. Despite one landmark conviction of a former inspector general of police, impunity is the norm. Senior police officers also enforce a perverse system of “returns” in which rank-and-file officers are compelled to pay up the chain of command a share of the money they extort from the public. Government officials charged with police oversight, discipline, and reform have failed to root out the systemic corruption that is fueling many of the police abuses. “Everyone’s in on the Game” sets forth detailed recommendations to the Nigerian government, urging officials to follow through on police reform initiatives and hold accountable police officers of any rank implicated in extortion, embezzlement, or other serious crimes."

Details: New York: Human Rights Watch, 2010. 108p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 18, 2010 at: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/08/17/everyone-s-game

Year: 2010

Country: Nigeria

URL: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/08/17/everyone-s-game

Shelf Number: 119626

Keywords:
Bribery
Human Rights (Nigeria)
Police Corruption (Nigeria)
Police Ethics
Police Misconduct (Nigeria)
Policing (Nigeria)