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United Nations Development Programme
NOPRIN Foundation in partnership the United Nations Development Programme organized a One-Day Consultative Dialogue on Police Detention Facilities in Nigeria to assess the current state of police detention facilities based on the findings of stakeholders’ monitoring exercises; to identify bottlenecks to prompt oversight of police detention facilities; to agree more inclusive and practicable ways to ensure oversight of detention facilities in Nigeria.
On the Invitation of the United Nations Development Programme, NOPRIN Foundation participated in a Two- Day Validation Workshop For the Final Review of the Draft Standard Operating Procedure For Legal Officers/Human Rights Focal Points in the Nigeria Police Force.
NOPRIN Foundation was represented by its Programme Officer, Precious Osinaku for the one-week work retreat as part of UNDP in Nigeria efforts to strengthen and accelerate the Nigeria Police Force reform efforts.
At the retreat, NOPRIN Foundation contributed to the draft of the strategic plan geared at reengineering the Police Service Commission to deliver on its mandate of appointment, discipline and promotion of police officers.
In addition, NOPRIN Foundation contributed to the review of the Police Regulations especially along discriminatory provisions and decentralisation of powers.
We are optimistic about the reforms the implementation of the outcome of this workshop will bring to to Nigeria Police Force and security in Nigeria.
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), in partnership with the Judiciary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through funding support from the German Federal Foreign Office, implemented a project to strengthen the oversight and accountability of police detention facilities. The project pilots an audit process across 30 police stations- 5 in each state representing Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones – Akwa Ibom (South-South), Bauchi (North- East),Enugu ( South-East), Kano ( North west), Niger (North-Central) and Ondo (South West).
Activity 1
Methodology Workshop
Sights and scenes from the one-day methodology workshop at Grand Pela Hotel, Abuja on the 8th of April, 2024. The objective of this workshop was to bring together stakeholders involved in the monitoring and evaluation of police detention facilities to harmonize and validate tools and templates for the conduct of the police station visits and consequent consistent data collection, analysis and reporting with the goal to enhance local ownership and sustainability of the monitoring tool kit that was developed.
Activity 2
Virtual Training
We had a three (3) days virtual training for enumerators. The purpose of the training was to equip the enumerators with capacity to appreciate the usage of the developed toolkit for the police station audit
Activity 3
Field Visits to the Police Stations
Sights and scenes from the field visits to police stations across the six states representing each geo-political zone in Nigeria
Activity 4
Launch of the Report
On the 30th of July, 2024, NOPRIN launched the report, “ Reforming Police detention Facilities in Nigeria: Enhancing Oversight and Accountability Measures”. The report which is a product of the field visits to police stations examines the extent of compliance by Nigeria’s police with section 69 and 70 of the Police Force Establishment Act, 2020.
