SECURITYJul 12 · 13:36 UTCPREMIUM TIMES NIGERIAFalmata Daniel

Court bars police lawyers not appointed as legal officers from prosecution

A court ordered that police lawyers not appointed as legal officers be barred from prosecution. The judge also mandated the deployment of police officers who are legal practitioners to every Police Division in Nigeria to assist with human rights enforcement in policing.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned

CourtorganizationPolice Service CommissionorganizationInspector-General of the FederationorganizationPolice Divisionplacehuman rightstopic

Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →

Forward this

Related Signal

Adjacent reporting

CRIMEJun 25 · 15:25 UTC
Court orders police officer’s arrest in criminal trial
WORLDMay 22 · 11:11 UTC
US slaps sanctions on Tanzanian police chief, bars him from entering America over human rights violations
POLITICSJul 3 · 05:43 UTC
Judge blocks Philadelphia law targeting masked federal officers
CRIMEJul 1 · 19:22 UTC
Judge blocks attorney from raising police misconduct as a defense in chase that killed Rutland officer
SECURITYJun 6 · 15:32 UTC
Allahabad HC raps U.P. police, says officers serve political bosses over the Constitution