Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Olu Daramola, Olalekan Ojo and Isiaka Olagunju, have said Nigerians have the right to record police officers while performing their duties in public spaces.
While Daramola said the right was backed by a subsisting judgment of the Federal High Court, Ojo said recording police activities could promote transparency and preserve evidence, but cautioned that citizens could expose themselves to danger in some circumstances.
Olagunju said the IG might have a point on privacy and safety, but maintained that recording public officers who failed to perform their duties properly should be encouraged.
The lawyers were reacting to the recent position of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, who criticised a court decision encouraging Nigerians to record police officers in different situations, describing the development as “very, very demoralising” for the police.
However, Daramola, in a statement on Friday, said the law was settled on the matter,
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