{"id":158998,"date":"2025-04-10T07:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:33:33","slug":"ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp","title":{"rendered":"Ensure police actions do not undermine traditional institutions \u2013 HRW to IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Human Rights Watch and Youth Empowerment Foundation (HRW) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ensure that law enforcement actions do not undermine Nigeria\u2019s traditional institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The appeal follows the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s (NPF) recent withdrawal of an invitation extended to the Emir of Kano, His Highness Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, in connection with an incident during the Sallah celebration on March 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In an open letter dated 7th April, 2025 and signed by the foundation\u2019s Vice President, Tijjani Sarki, HRW expressed concerns over the handling of the matter, particularly the way the Emir was addressed in official communications.<\/p>\n<p>The group emphasized the need for law enforcement agencies to show respect to traditional rulers, warning against any actions that could be perceived as an attempt to undermine their status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAddressing an Emir without the appropriate protocol is a sign of disdain, not only to the individual Emir but to the entire traditional institution,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn Emir, whether alive, deposed, or deceased, should never be referred to without the prefix \u2018Emir\u2019 or \u2018His Highness.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HRW further questioned the necessity of the police statement requesting the Emir\u2019s involvement, given that the Kano State Police Command had already made arrests and invited Sallaman Kano, the senior aide in charge of palace affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis action should suffice for the continuation of the investigation without the need to escalate matters by seeking the Emir\u2019s direct involvement,\u201d the letter noted, adding that any further engagement should be handled through appropriate channels, in line with traditional and legal protocols.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the IGP\u2019s swift decision to withdraw the invitation, HRW urged the police to ensure that future actions do not inadvertently politicize or disrespect the traditional institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the IGP\u2019s prompt action in withdrawing the invitation, but it is crucial that the police maintain neutrality and professionalism,\u201d Sarki wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatters involving traditional leaders must be handled with utmost care to preserve both the rule of law and the sanctity of our cultural heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Human Rights Watch and Youth Empowerment Foundation (HRW) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ensure that law enforcement actions do not undermine Nigeria\u2019s traditional institutions. The appeal follows the Nigeria Police Force\u2019s (NPF) recent withdrawal of an invitation extended to the Emir of Kano, His Highness Mallam Muhammadu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":158997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[300,254,165],"class_list":["post-158998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-igp","tag-nigeria","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ensure police actions do not undermine traditional institutions \u2013 HRW to IGP - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Human Rights Watch and Youth Empowerment Foundation (HRW) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ens ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ensure police actions do not undermine traditional institutions \u2013 HRW to IGP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Human Rights Watch and Youth Empowerment Foundation (HRW) has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ens ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-10T06:55:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-15T11:33:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1744259600.498441.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1424\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"802\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Ensure police actions do not undermine traditional institutions \u2013 HRW to IGP\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-10T06:55:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-15T11:33:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp\"},\"wordCount\":360,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1744259600.498441.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"IGP\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ensure-police-actions-do-not-undermine-traditional-institutions-hrw-to-igp\",\"name\":\"Ensure police actions do not undermine traditional institutions \u2013 HRW to IGP - 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