Pronouncement that bail is free in police stations in the country, as recently made by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Alabi, is a pertinent reminder to both the citizens and policemen of the sacred principle of liberty of the individual...
A picture shows the emblem of the Nigerian Police on the main gate at Rivers State Police headquaters in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on February 15. 2019.
The commissioner warned police officers against collecting bribes or bail money from individuals who have cases with the police. He also warned the public to desist forthwith from corrupting police officers by bribing them in order to secure bail. In his own words: “Bail is free and it is written everywhere in police stations. I want to warn that any police officer caught collecting bribes or bail money from members of the public will be seriously dealt with.
In practice, however, bail is not free in Nigeria. There is thriving bail racketeering which not only removes the ‘free’ tag of bail but also makes the granting of bail expensive. The perpetrators of this organised crime have set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionist, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme in order to extort money from bail applicants and their lawyers.
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