Nigeria, April 8 -- The Head of Complaint Response Unit (CRU) of the police, Anietie Iniedu, has said a recent court judgement affirming Nigerians' right to film police activity will improve policing in the country.

Mr Aniedu, a chief superintendent of police, disclosed this in a post on LinkedIn on Monday.

In March, a Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, ruled that Nigerians have the constitutional right to record police officers performing their duties in public.

In the ruling which set a major precedent for accountability and civil liberties, the judge, H. A. Nganjiwa, emphasised that police officers must wear visible name tags, display their force numbers, and refrain from harassing, intimidating, arresting, or confiscating de...