Some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in Rivers State have cried out that they are being forced to pay N15,000 each before their file would be processed for their promotion interview. Speaking to SaharaReporters, the officers who are currently on inspectorate rank accused their superiors in charge of the exercise of corruption and extortion. In a signal dated May 26, 2023, officers were asked to report to the force headquarters on June 5, 2023, with their files for a promotion interview.
The Nigeria Police Force in Rivers State has detained a 57-year-old woman, Ala Alatoru, for over one month on the orders of Patience Jonathan, Nigeria’s former First Lady. The action is however against the 1999 Nigerian constitution which clearly states that persons arrested or detained shall be brought before a court within a “reasonable time”. According to the constitution, the reasonable time means a period of 24 hours when a court of competent jurisdiction is within a radius of 40 kilometres to the police station or a period of two days in any other case.