Advocates of protection and promotion of human rights in Nigeria have said that the spate of torture in the country was due largely to the inability of people to initiate actions against the perpetrators. Head of Avocats Sans Frontieres office in Nigeria, Mrs. Angela Uwandu, who spoke with The Guardian at the end of a three-day training programme on promoting the United Nations convention against torture in Nigeria, held in Enugu, said that the issue was a worrisome one that required the support of all to be checked. Also, Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Ngozi Emehelu, stated that information obtained through torture was either lies or half-truths and was unreliable or worthless. She said: “Torture affects suspects. It creates the desire for vengeance and produces more hatred and violence on the victim subjected to torture.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2017 03:22 UTC