The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday said its officers no longer torture suspects in their custody but instead, conduct professional interviews.
Muyiwa Adejobi, The Force Public Relations Officer stated this in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, April 2.
His comment comes after the report of the arrest of some suspected killers of the Divisional Police Officer in Rivers State.
According to the Force spokesperson, the police are now conscious of the provisions of the Anti-torture Act 2017 and conducting professional interviews.
Adejobi also said the police do not need to torture anybody to get any vital information from the suspect.
He said, “We don’t torture in the police again. That era has gone. We are actually carrying out what we call interview and interrogation sessions in a professional way to get them.
“We are conscious of the provisions Anti-torture Act of 2017. We don’t need to torture anybody. It may take us time to get information from them but we will surely get information from them.”
