Borno police commissioner warns officers against torture, rights abuses

The Commissioner of Police successful Borno State, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, has warned constabulary officers successful the authorities against torture, excessive force, and quality rights abuses successful the enactment of duty.

The informing was contained successful a connection issued by the Borno State Police Command connected Monday, signed by ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, Police Public Relations Officer.

According to the statement, the informing followed a briefing held astatine the bid office successful Maiduguri.

The commissioner issued the informing during a lecture attended by tactical commanders, heads of departments, and divisional constabulary officers.

CP Abdulmajid stressed that professionalism and respect for quality rights indispensable usher each constabulary operations crossed the state.

“Addressing elder officers, the CP powerfully warned against each forms of torture, excessive usage of force, and maltreatment of cardinal quality rights, stressing that specified acts are unlawful, unprofessional, and volition not beryllium tolerated nether immoderate circumstances,” the connection said.

He explained that specified behaviour violates constabulary standards, the regularisation of law, and the Police Act and Regulations, addin...