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The Nigeria Police Force said its officers will no longer torture suspects held in their custody, citing the provisions of the Anti-torture Act 2017.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in an interview on Channels Television and monitored by Rocketparrot News.
His comment is against the backdrop of the arrest of some suspected killers of the Divisional Police Officer in Rivers State.
The Force spokesperson said that the police are now conscious of the provisions of the Anti-torture Act 2017 and conducting professional interviews.
Adejobi said the police do not need to torture anybody to get needed information, noting that though it may take them time to get information from suspects, they will surely get the information.
He said, “We don’t torture the police again. That era has gone. We are carrying out what we professionally call interview and interrogation sessions to get them.
“We are conscious of the provisions Anti-torture Act of 2017. We don’t need to torture anybody. It may take us time to get information from them but we will surely get information from them.”
