Scores of reports of misconduct, torture and extortion has been recorded in Nigeria so far

Nigerian Special Police Force still struggles with abuse reports

Politics Oct 10
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has forbidden several special units of the country’s police forces to carry out duties such as stop-and-search, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks.
Three Libyans killed a Nigerian man by setting him on fire in Tripoli
Libyans arrested for setting Nigerian on fire
Life Style Oct 08
The Libyan authorities have arrested three suspects for killing a man by setting him on fire, the interior ministry has said.
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Authorities to investigate 'rogue' Nigerian force
Politics Oct 06
Nigeria's police affairs minister says that there will be an investigation into alleged infractions by a notorious unit in the police force that has been accused of atrocities against innocent civilians and routine harassment
Nigerians have called on the disbandment of the Anti-Robbery Squad SARS
Nigeria governor promises action against 'rogue' SARS police unit
Politics Oct 05
The governor of Nigeria's Lagos State has pledged to take action against a notorious police unit which has been widely accused of committing human rights abuses.
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Why some Nigerian families lock up children and the mentally ill
Life Style Oct 05
A spate of cases in which people have been rescued after being locked up for many years by their families has shocked Nigerians, and shone a spotlight on both parental neglect and the lack of mental health provision.
Jazz musician, late August Agboola Browne
August Browne, the Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance
African Diaspora Oct 04
Among the hundreds of thousands of patriots that Poland celebrates for serving in the resistance movement in World War Two there is one black, Nigeria-born man.
Emirates was banned from operating in the country after the United Arab Emirates stopped issuing visa
Nigeria lifts Emirates airlines ban
Business Oct 02
Nigeria has lifted the ban it placed on the world's biggest long-haul carrier operating flights into the country.