One of the eight complainants from Southern Kaduna, Kaduna state, Tony Duchi who alleged that the police unlawfully tortured, detained and imprisoned them based on ethnic origin on Wednesday told the IIP-SARS that they knew nothing about allegations of conspiracy, assault and theft for which they were unjustly treated.
The Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police on Monday continued hearing on the petition of Kingsley Kalu who insisted that the Nigeria police should pay him the sum of N200 million compensation and procure a prosthetic limb for his use.
The Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of Human Rights Violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police on Monday warned that it might issue a warrant of arrest on Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Danjuma Ochejeh of Delta state Police Command over allegations of human rights violations by the Police against Ochekpe Community of Anambra state and three other complainants.
The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission Tony Ojukwu Esq has lamented the deteriorating and alarming state of insecurity in the country and calls on the government to take necessary actions to curtail the continuous abduction of students from schools.
A petitioner, Mr. Mamman Danladi, who is also a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, is demanding compensation the Nigerian Police Force for allegedly torturing his nephew to death.
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