"Nigerian police torture victims, report says" by Associated Press | August 18, 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s federal police officers use illegal arrests and torture to demand bribes from the innocent, sometimes killing people over as little as 13 cents, according to a report released yesterday by Human Rights Watch.
The report alleges that police in the oil-rich nation shake down crime victims for money to buy stationery and bus fares, while dual flat-screen plasma teleconference equipment worth $50,000 and leather couches fill one office.
No different than any other government -- except for the oil.
Related: Nigeria Experiences Exxon Valdez Size Spill Every Year
Yeah, but they go away quick.
International rights groups have long accused Nigeria’s police of committing extrajudicial killings and fostering an officer corps that preys on the impoverished. However, the new report offers victims’ testimony detailing the profit that officers allegedly gain through their cruelty....
And HOW MUCH OIL do they send us?
