The National Human Rights Commission has concluded to set up an Independent Investigation Panel to look into human rights violations by the disbanded Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other units of the Nigerian Police.
This is the outcome of a Multi-Stakeholders’ Forum organised by the commission and the office of Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu stated that an open call for Memoranda from members of the public whose rights have been violated by SARS operatives and other Police personnel will be released by the Commission within a week.
Ojukwu added that the Forum recommended that the Inspector General of Police should order all State Police Commands to halt the use of force against protesters and to release arrested protesters and citizens unconditionally.
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Also, there must be psychological evaluation, training and retraining of disbanded SARS officials prior to re-deployment.
The Forum, according to him, resolved to set up Technical Committees, to be supported by the NHRC and other Civil Society Organisations to design the roadmap and a work plan for the implementation of the White Paper of the Presidential Panel on the Reform of SARS.
It also affirmed that the five-point demand of the protesters and the ENDSARS movement which bothers on giving justice to victims of SARS brutality and improved working conditions for police personnel are genuine concerns, and will be addressed by the Government.
(Edited by Sola Jaiyesimi)
