21.08.2008 - Source: BBC News

President dismissed three military chiefs ("Nigeria military chiefs dismissed") [ID 24491]

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31.07.2008 - Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Query response on the structure and size of the police force; availability of complaint mechanisms; whether there is communication between the divisions and commands across the country; whether authorities in Sharia states can execute their warrants, make arrests and lay charges in non-Sharia states ("Structure and size of the police force; availability of complaint mechanisms; whether there is communication between the divisions and commands across the country; whether authorities in Sharia states can execute their warrants, make arrests and lay charges in non-Sharia states [NGA102889.E]") [ID 24759]

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15.07.2008 - Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Query response on the question whether the police in Nigeria detain family members or friends of wanted persons and if so, the manner in which these persons are treated; length of time they may be detained; legal recourse available to them ("Whether the police in Nigeria detain family members or friends of wanted persons and if so, the manner in which these persons are treated; length of time they may be detained; legal recourse available to them [NGA102904.E]") [ID 24758]

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11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

General overview on security forces and their practices ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 22793]

"The National Police Force (NPF) is responsible for law enforcement. Internal security is the duty of the SSS, which reports to the president through the national security advisor. Due to the inefficacy of the police, who were often unable to control societal violence, the government continued to rely on the army in some cases. Each NPF state unit was commanded by an assistant inspector general. The constitution prohibits state- and local-level governments from organizing their own police forces. The NPF committed human rights abuses and generally operated with impunity in the apprehension, illegal detention, and sometimes execution of criminal suspects. The SSS also was responsible for a variety of human rights abuses, particularly in limiting freedom of speech and press."

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