Vol. 11(1), pp. 20 -25. December, 2023. 

ISSN: 2360-784X

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijpsd2023070

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

The Nigerian Police is one of the primary institutions for law enforcement and a core stakeholder in the criminal justice system of Nigeria. Hence, the expectationswarrant it to respect its citizens' dignity and human rights. Yet, reports of police brutality that violate human rights have been made against them, especially under the Buhari Civilian Administration. Moreover, in 2020,under the Buhari Civilian Administration, incidents of human violations came to a headwind when citizens of Nigeria, mainly of the youthful stock, were forced to stage a countrywide protest under the tag “EndSars”, culminating in the Lekki Massacre. Given reports of police brutality in Nigeriaunder the Buhari Civilian Administration, this study emerged to investigate the issue of police brutality and the violation of human rights in Nigeria under the Buharicivilian administration from 2015 to 2023. It does this by focusing on reports of police brutality, especially as it portends to the EndSars events and its aftermath. For its theoretical foundation, this studyis anchored on the cultural transmission theory.Regarding methodology, it adopted the qualitative method employing the descriptive research design. For its findings and conclusion, it was ascertained that police brutalityin Nigeria is characterised by illegal arrest and detention, extra-judicial killings, invasion of privacy, police harassment, and excessive use of force. Also, reports of police brutality in Nigeria under the Buhari Civilian Administration exist in worrying numbers, yet the existence of a comprehensive central database by the government to keep track of them is non-existent. Such inhibits the ability to track the violations of human rights in Nigeria under the Buhari Civilian Administration. Given this study's findings and conclusion, it recommendscollaboration between the Nigerian government, its citizens, and non-governmental organisations as a panacea to the issue.

 

Keywords: Police, the Nigerian Police, Human Rights, Police Brutality, EndSars, the Buhari Administration

 

	Cite This Article As: INEH-DUMBI, M.I. (2023). Police brutality and human rights violation under buhari’s civilian administration. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 11(2):26-35