Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid, has ordered an investigation into the death of a hunter, Abdulhadi Musa, while in police custody in Maiduguri.

Mr Abdulmajid ordered the probe following allegations by the Borno State Hunters Association that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) tortured three of its members, leading to Mr Musa's death.

In a press release he issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, said the investigation would cover the entire circumstances of the incident, including the actions of personnel on duty at the detention facility where the deceased was held.

According to the police statement, the incident began on 4 February at about 4 p.m. wh...