Court affirms right to record police officers on public duty
A court has affirmed that Nigerians may record police officers while they are performing public duties. The decision came despite concerns raised by the Inspector-General of Police, according to Punch Nigeria, whose supplied material does not identify the court or explain the limits of the ruling.
A court has affirmed the right of Nigerians to record police officers performing public duties, Punch Nigeria reported. The ruling concerns the use of cameras or other recording devices when officers are carrying out their responsibilities in public. The supplied material does not identify the court, the case or the legal reasoning behind the decision.
It says the judgment was delivered despite concerns from the Inspector-General of Police about the practice. The available summary does not specify the nature of those concerns or whether the ruling set out restrictions on recording. The decision places the right to document police activity at the centre of a dispute over public oversight and law-enforcement operations.
No reaction from the police or further details of the judgment were included in the material provided.
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