THE NIGERIA POLICE & NIGERIAN LAWYERS: FRIENDS OR FOES?
It is an open secret that the relationship between the Nigeria Police and Legal Practitioners is marred with hostilities. Sometime in June, 2018, it was reported that a Legal Practitioner in Warri, Delta State, was beaten to a pulp in the course rendering his legal services, by members of the Nigeria Police attached to A' Division, Warri. A video of the incident can be found at https://twitter.com/jarule147/status/1006179461472178176?lang=en Shortly after, the news of Police brutality meted on a Legal Practitioner and on the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, rocked the internet. These reports are just a few of the many unpalatable experiences of Legal Practitioners' interface with some members of the Nigeria Police. Ms. Obare Princess Dafiaghor, Esq. In a move to advocate for a better professional relationship between both parties, and to further strengthen the sanctity of fundamental right to dignity, Ms. Obare Princess Dafi...