NSA Charges Security Agencies To Respect Human Rights During Operations
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Our Reporter
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has on Friday, December 13 charged security personnel to uphold the fundamental human rights of citizens while carrying out their responsibilities.
Speaking at a three-day workshop for security personnel in Kaduna State organised as part of efforts to curb all forms of human rights abuses and brutality by security agents, the NSA who was represented by Zakari Maijinyawa said security operatives should always play by the rules of engagement, while in the field without violating the rights of citizens.
Kabir Aliyu, a representative of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) pledged that the agency would provide guidance and expertise, as well as monitor the implementation.
Security formations that participated in the workshop were; the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Department of State Services (DSS), and other paramilitary agencies.
The workshop was organised by the office of the NSA in collaboration with the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and came on the heels of the recent nationwide protest against police brutality.
