Africa Torture ‘rampant’ among Nigeria’s security forces

Africa Torture ‘rampant’ among Nigeria’s security forces

The picture Is the Tabay torture method. Sometimes they tie the hand and legs together and suspend people over a fire or add a brick to the back. Torture is illegal in Nigeria according to  Anti-Torture act of 2017 but it is still in use by the Nigerian police.

WARNING: This film contains disturbing scenes including images of torture


BBC Africa Eye has uncovered shocking video evidence that torture is being used by several branches of the Nigerian police and armed forces.

Torture is illegal in Nigeria. But images from social media show that a particular form of torture - a technique known as ‘tabay' - is widely used in the interrogation and punishment of detainees, including children.

This investigation looks at the origins of this technique, identifies the worst offenders, and asks why they are not being held to account. It also reveals that in 2014 a senior police officer was involved in the torture of a young man who later died from his injuries

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