End SARS: Bayelsa Police appears before Judicial Panel over 10 allegations of brutality, extra-judicial killings
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The legal team of the Bayelsa Police Command on Wednesday made their first appearance before the State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on cases of alleged brutality and extra-judicial killings by personnel in some parts of the state.
The military who is also parties to some of the petitions before the Panel did not show up.
Out of the 14 cases for mention at the resumed sitting of the Panel Chaired by Justice Emmanuel Ogola (rtd), a total of 10 are against various levels of police personnel in the state.
How Police Killed My Son s Dream Of Becoming A Lawyer - FRSC Official
He said the incident happened in August 2016 along Airforce Road, Okaka-Epie area in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 22, 2020
Mr. Daniel Kokorifa, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attached to the Port Harcourt, Rivers State Command, has recounted the tragic killing of his 17-year-old son, Innocent Kokorifa, by men of the Anti-Vice Unit of the Bayelsa Police Command.
He said the incident happened in August 2016 along Airforce Road, Okaka-Epie area in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.