Nigeria: Torture - Amnesty International Lied in its Report--FG

24 September 2014

Abuja — THE Federal Government, yesterday, described as arrant falsehood, the recent report by Amnesty International which rated Nigeria very high among countries that have made torture a common investigative technique.

Amnesty International had in the report, alleged that security agencies in the country usually torture and inflict injuries on suspects within their custody.

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