Nigeria's police told to share bribes with superiors
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Corruption in Nigeria's police has become institutionalised and junior officers are expected to share bribes, US-based Human Rights Watch says
Their report describes a system of "paying returns" when officers are expected to pay up the chain of command a share of extortion money.
It says officers have to pay bribes within the force to get posts and are expected to meet monetary targets. A police spokesman said the study had "largely embellished innuendoes".
"The Nigeria Police Force has come a long way from its colonial era of oppression and has survived many years of neglect and under-funding," Emmanuel Ojukwu said in a statement.
Buying justice
The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says extortion of civilians and bribery of police is a fact of life in Nigeria - often taking place in public and in broad daylight.
Motorists at checkpoints, traders, businessmen, sex workers and those under arrest are extremely likely to encounter threats and demands for money. There are also numerous cases of shootings and deaths at checkpoints when civilians refuse to pay, she says.
The Human Rights Watch report - running to 102 pages - says often victims of crime unable to pay will not get justice. Meanwhile, wealthy criminals are able to bribe officers to drop a case or influence an investigation.
Their report describes a system of "paying returns" when officers are expected to pay up the chain of command a share of extortion money.
It says officers have to pay bribes within the force to get posts and are expected to meet monetary targets. A police spokesman said the study had "largely embellished innuendoes".
"The Nigeria Police Force has come a long way from its colonial era of oppression and has survived many years of neglect and under-funding," Emmanuel Ojukwu said in a statement.
Buying justice
The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says extortion of civilians and bribery of police is a fact of life in Nigeria - often taking place in public and in broad daylight.
Motorists at checkpoints, traders, businessmen, sex workers and those under arrest are extremely likely to encounter threats and demands for money. There are also numerous cases of shootings and deaths at checkpoints when civilians refuse to pay, she says.
The Human Rights Watch report - running to 102 pages - says often victims of crime unable to pay will not get justice. Meanwhile, wealthy criminals are able to bribe officers to drop a case or influence an investigation.
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Nigeria has such bad karma my poor Africa.
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