MADRID Jan 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Nigerian Police this Tuesday gave the NGO Amnesty International a period of seven days to make a public apology and formally retract a report in which it denounced the “violent repression of the Nigerian Government against the protests” that took place in August 2024.
“If this is not met, the National Police will consider the possibility of taking legal action to protect its reputation,” reads a statement published on its profile on the social network : the Nigerian government’s violent crackdown on protests over poor governance’, 34 pages.
In this sense, the Police, which has explained that on January 6, 2025 it sent a letter to the NGO after a “careful review and investigation”, has “categorically” rejected the “unfounded” accusations, stating that they are completely false and lack sense”, since the agents “acted with restraint and professionalism, even at the highest point of provocation.
“The publication in question, which includes numerous unsubstantiated claims, falsely accuses the Nigerian Police of human rights violations, police brutality and excessive violence during the August 2024 protests,” he lamented. Thus, he stated that he “firmly believes that this misleading publication undermines trust.”
That is why he stressed that “these false statements damage the reputation of the organization and demoralize its workers who risk their lives to protect the public.” However, he asserted that “the evidence, including national media coverage, demonstrates the Police’s efforts to maintain law and order while safeguarding peaceful protesters.”
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