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NHRC anti-SARS Panel: Police has refused to pay N2M compensation, torture victim cries out
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By Tordue Salem, Abuja
The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS was told on Tuesday, how the Police refused to pay a two million-naira compensation to a torture victim after a Federal High Court, ordered it to do so.
Dr Garba Tetengi SAN who stood in for the Chairman of the panel Justice Suleiman Galadima stated that the police through its counsel DCP James Idachaba has obliged to give a positive report from the outcome of his meeting with the Force authority regarding the federal high court judgment sitting in Ikoyi, which awarded the sum of 2 million naira in favour of one Reverend Dr Martin Iwuanyanwu, to be paid by the police for Human Right violation.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING: NHRC orders arrest of 3 Police Officers
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By Tordue Salem
The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police on Monday ordered the arrest of three police officers over alleged extra-judicial killing of one Godwin Ovoke Onomrerhino.
The panel gave the order when counsel to the police, Malik Taiwo informed the panel that three policemen whom it had on two different occasions ordered their appearance are still absent when the matter was called up.
Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN), a member of the 11-Member panel chaired by Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) clearly stated that the panel is disappointed with the attitude of the Nigeria Police in respect of the instant case.
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There was pandemonium on Thursday at the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police units as relations of a deceased victim raised objections to the testimonies of ASP Kingsley Ojeomokhai.
The enraged family members said the police officer was telling lies against their late brother, Festus Idehen, while he was giving his evidence on the circumstances that led to his death in 2016.
A statement by the Head of Media, NHRC, Hajiya Fatima Agwai Mohammed, said they called him names and rained curses on him, saying, “You will see.”