{"id":58323,"date":"2024-12-22T15:51:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=58323"},"modified":"2024-12-22T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:52:14","slug":"npf-dismisses-ais-claims-of-extrajudicial-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/22\/npf-dismisses-ais-claims-of-extrajudicial-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"NPF Dismisses AI\u2019s Claims of Extrajudicial Killings"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Gabriella Ogbu<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has strongly refuted allegations by Amnesty International (AI), claiming it carried out extrajudicial killings during the #EndBadGovernance protests.<\/p>\n

The police described the accusations as baseless, misleading, and damaging to their reputation, asserting that thorough investigations disproved the claims.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International, in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government\u2019s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests,” alleged that police actions resulted in at least 24 deaths across six states.<\/p>\n

The report, released on November 28, 2024, specifically highlighted incidents in states like Borno, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, and Kano.<\/p>\n

However, the Nigeria Police Force maintained that its findings revealed no evidence to support these allegations.<\/p>\n

During a press briefing, Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi revealed that a special investigative panel, in collaboration with commissioners of police in the affected states, thoroughly examined the incidents described in the report.<\/p>\n

According to Adejobi, the panel\u2019s findings debunked the claims, with detailed investigations showing that many of the deaths attributed to police actions were either non-existent or caused by factors unrelated to the police.<\/p>\n

He noted that some alleged incidents occurred during violent protests involving looters and criminals, while others involved inter-protester violence or unrelated investigations involving other security agencies.<\/p>\n

Adejobi criticized Amnesty International for what he called a pattern of sensationalism and misrepresentation, urging the organization to adopt a more accurate and responsible approach to reporting.<\/p>\n

He stated that the Nigeria Police Force would formally demand a retraction and public apology from Amnesty International, emphasizing the need to preserve public trust in law enforcement.<\/p>\n

He reassured the public that the Nigeria Police Force remains committed to safeguarding lives and protecting the rights of all citizens.<\/p>\n

Adejobi called for caution against reports aimed at undermining the credibility of the police, stressing that accurate information is vital for national security and public trust.<\/p>\n

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By Gabriella Ogbu The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has strongly refuted allegations by Amnesty International (AI), claiming it carried out extrajudicial killings during the #EndBadGovernance protests. The police described the accusations as baseless, misleading, and damaging to their reputation, asserting that thorough investigations disproved the claims. Amnesty International, in its report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":58324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,249],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-58323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58323"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58326,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58323\/revisions\/58326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}