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IGP Orders Probe into Minors’ Detention Conditions, Calls for Child-Friendly Police Reforms
Following the recent detainment and arraignment of several young individuals on November 1, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), who is currently abroad on official assignments, has directed an investigation into the conditions and welfare of these youths while held in police custody.
The IGP, who was attending the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) committee meeting in Algiers, Algeria, reportedly issued instructions to examine how these young detainees were treated and whether proper care was provided during their time in detention.
Today, from Glasgow, Scotland, where he is currently attending the Interpol General Assembly, the IGP received an investigative report on the matter.
He promised to carefully review the findings and ensure that any issues or procedural gaps uncovered in the treatment of these minors are thoroughly addressed.
The IGP emphasized the importance of accountability, indicating that any lapses in procedure or oversight would be corrected as part of the force’s commitment to upholding justice and ensuring the humane treatment of all detainees, particularly minors.
To underscore his commitment to a professional and child-sensitive approach in police investigations, the IGP has summoned Deputy Commissioners of Criminal Investigation Departments (DCs CID) and Heads of Investigation Units nationwide for a conference and workshop.
This meeting, set to take place on November 7, 2024, at the Police Resource Center in Jabi, Abuja, aims to strengthen investigative procedures, focusing on approaches that are sensitive to the needs and rights of young and vulnerable individuals.
The planned workshop will also cover international best practices in detainee care, with child welfare as a central concern.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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