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A retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mamman Danladi, on Monday, urged the independent panel investigating violations of rights by defunct SARS and other police units set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to order the police to compensate his family for the alleged extra-judicial killing of his nephew, Kennedy Yusuf.
The retired police officer stated this at the hearing of the petition he filed before the panel, adding that though the family was handicapped, it wanted perpetrators of his nephew’s murder brought to justice.
Testifying before the panel, Danladi said the late Yusuf, a son of his brother, was on January 10, 2007 arrested by policemen from the Jikwoyi police station on the allegation of stealing two bags of cement.
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Retired DSP demands compensation from Police for SARS’ torture, nephew’s killing
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By Tordue Salem, Abuja
A petitioner, Mr Mamman Danladi, who is also a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, is demanding compensation from the Nigerian Police Force for allegedly torturing his nephew to death.
Mr Danladi told 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 that his nephew was extra-judicially killed over alleged theft.
In his testimony before the Justice Suleiman Galadima led panel, Danladi, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police said that on 10th January 2007 at about 10 am, his 25year old nephew Kenneth Yusuf was arrested by the police on the allegation that he stole 2 bags of cement.