ABATTOIR: NIGERIA’S SECRET PRISON
Since the making of this video, which was only an introduction, a number of changes have occurred as a result. First, all the detainees mentioned in the video have been either released or charged to court as we demanded. And none of them was killed extra-judicially by the police.
Secondly, the new Inspector General of Police has abolished a number of police units responsible for the kind of abuses that thrived in abattoir. Also, the police force under the new Inspector General has issued apologies to victims of police abuse. These are marks of progress for which Due Process Advocate International Foundation (DPA) must take some of the credit.
However, more needs to be done to end police atrocities. Also, the new police leadership needs to act faster and to extend reforms to other areas of human rights abuses by the police. Even though,the founder of DPA was charged to court after the making of this video.
For the video, we are proud that we did not keep quiet in the face of gross human right violations by our policemen. And, we intend to do more; as long as there is injustice in the land, we shall not relent. We shall fight on to protect the ordinary citizen from injustice.
Welcome once again to the introduction to
Abattoir:
Nigeria's Secret Prison.
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