The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday approved the request of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to carry
out an independent audit of detention cells in all police commands and
formations in Nigeria.
According to the approval, the audit would also
include all detention cells of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
The Head, Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit
(PCRRU) of the ACP Abayomi Shogunle, made the disclosure in a statement
yesterday in Abuja.
He said the audit would enable the human rights commission to
oversee the human rights situation of detainees as well as undertake general
audit of the state of police detention facilities (cells) in the country.
He explained that “this exercise is part of the NHRC 2018
audit of police detention centres in Nigeria.’’
The NHRC had urged the
federal government to review the pre-trial detention system, alleging excessive
use and abuse of the practice in Nigeria. The commission was established by the
NHRC ACT, 1995 as amended to deal with all matters relating to promotion,
protection and enforcement of human rights in Nigeria.
The PCRRU was established by the police authorities in 2015
with a mandate to receive and resolve cases of professional misconduct brought
against officers.
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