​In September 1887, Harry Johnston, Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate (Niger Delta) procured the arrest in the wharfs of the Niger Delta of King Jaja of Opobo on the rather dubious charge of “obstruction of trade”. It accused King Jaja ofviolating a trade treaty with the British, which did not, however,have any penal provisions. The previous

True loyalty to the Constitution and the rule of law demands consistency, not convenient obedience, not hypocritical press statement. The statement issued yesterday by the Nigeria Police Force, warning protest groups to “respect court orders” and threatening punitive measures against offenders, once again exposes the double-faced nature of law enforcement in Nigeria. Today, the same