The Nigerian Police Force has stated that there isn’t any law prohibiting the power from the use of handcuffs to restrain a suspect, significantly one which has proven acts of violence. The Head of Chambers of the Nigeria Police, DCP Simon Lough, said this in a assertion launched on Thursday, May 18. Lough launched the assertion whereas reacting to claims made by counsel to embattled Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, on Tuesday, May 16, faulting the choice of the police to take the singer’s images whereas in handcuff and share them on-line. Olumide-Fusika in his assertion stated that the course of was unlawful, because it constitutes a violation of the Administration of Criminal Justice law. The lawyer argued that taking Seun’s images and posting them on-line violates part 9 of the Lagos State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, which has prohibited any kind of parade of legal suspects in Nigeria in Lagos State. Lough, nonetheless, argued that no law prohibits the police from use of handcuffs on suspects particularly one which has proven acts of violence. Lough additionally said that part 10(4) of Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State permits the taking of pictures of suspects arrested for identification and document goal and that Seun Kuti was not paraded as erroneously alleged by his lawyers. Read his assertion underIt has turn out to be crucial to right some misrepresentations being circulated on social media solely to garner sympathy from the public and to divert consideration from the truth in difficulty. First of all, there isn’t any law that prohibits the use of handcuffs to restrain a suspect particularly a suspect that has proven tendency of violence like Seun Kuti that has already proven act of violence by attacking and slapping a police officer in uniform and even threatened his spouse in the course of. Secondly, part 10(4) of Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State permits the taking of pictures of suspects arrested for identification and document goal. Seun Kuti was not paraded as erroneously alleged by his lawyers. It was his {photograph}, fingerprints, title and tackle that have been taken as offered for in the law. The Nigeria Police hereby assures the public and all law abiding Nigerians that the Force won’t have interaction in media trial of the case however would carryout investigation according to the law, professionalism and worldwide finest practices. The Nigeria Police equally appeals to the defence workforce of Seun Kuti to desist from participating in media trial/defence of their shopper and permit the judicial course of take its full course. The Nigeria Police reiterate its adherence to the rule of law and the safety of rights and liberties of the residents.DCP SIMON LOUGH, SANHead of Chambers,Nigeria Police Force”The publish No law prohibits the use of handcuffs to restrain a suspect – Nigerian Police lawyers replies Seun Kuti’s lawyers appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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