Amnesty International alleges the systemic use of torture by the police in Nigeria . He said the soldiers `` told all of us to lie down on the ground in the street . '' Methods used include nail or tooth extractions , choking , electric shocks and rape , it says . A spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force denying the claim , cites ` ` blatant falsehoods '' ` ` Torture or ill - treatment is not , repeat , not an official policy of the Nigerian Police , '' he says .
Amnesty International alleges the systemic use of torture by the police in Nigeria . Methods used include nail or tooth extractions , choking , electric shocks and rape , it says . A spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force denying the claim , cites ` ` blatant falsehoods '' ` ` Torture or ill - treatment is not , repeat , not an official policy of the Nigerian Police , '' he says .