Section 89 Nigeria Police Act

Section 89 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Documentation of arrest, witnesses and death in police station. It is under Part X (Property Found and Unclaimed, etc.) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) Where a person appears in a police station in respect of an offence or an allegation of the commission of an offence either as an accused person or a witness, or as a relation or friend of an accused person or a witness, the duty officer or such other officer as may be authorised by the officer-in-charge of the police station shall enter in the official record book-
(a) the name of the person and his national identity number, if any ;
(b) the date of birth of the person ;

(c) the reason for the person’s visits ;
(d) the name and address of the person’s next-of-kin ;
(e) the exact time the person comes to the station and leaves, for everyday he visits ; and
(f) any ailment or medical condition which the person has.

(2) The particulars mentioned in subsection (1) shall be updated each day the person remains in custody in the police station.

(3) Where, in the discharge of the police duty, a person is shot, wounded or killed, the officer commanding the operation shall record-
(a) the number of those wounded or killed, the names of the victims or their description as much as possible ; and
(b) efforts taken to ensure hospitalisation of the wounded or proper preservation of the dead.

(4) A police officer who fails to keep appropriate records referred to in subsections (1 ), (2) and (3) commits a serious misconduct, which shall attract
disciplinary measure.

(5) The Inspector-General of Police shall give a quarterly report to the Police Service Commission itemising the number and identity of persons who–
(a) were detained in all police formations across Nigeria ;
(b) were charged and prosecuted in the courts in Nigeria and the outcome of their cases ;
(c) were killed or wounded during police operations across Nigeria ; and
(d) died in police custody

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