Buhari Approves Establishment of States, LGs Police
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday gave his approval to the yearning for the establishment of state and local government police in the country.
This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission and Chairman Presidential Panel on SARS Reform, Anthony Ojukwu in Abuja on the occasion of the submission of a report of the . Presidential Panel on the reform of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS.
Ojukwu also said that the President gave approval for the dismissal of 37 police officers as recommended by the Presidential Panel on SARS Reform.
He said that Panel received 113 complaints of human rights violations and 33 memoranda on suggestions on how SARS could be reformed across the country.
According to him, “The Panel called for and received 113 complaints on alleged human rights violations from across the country and 22 memoranda on suggestions on how to reform and restructure SARS and the Nigeria Police in general. It sat in the six geopolitical zones of the country to afford complainants and the Police the opportunity to present and defend the allegations.
“At the end of its public hearing and having listened to complaints as well as defendants and their counsel, the Panel recommended thirty seven (37) Police officers for dismissal from the force. Twenty four (24) were recommended for prosecution. The panel also directed the Inspector General of Police to unravel the identity of twenty two (22) officers involved in the violation of the human rights of innocent Citizens. The police was directed to pay compensation of various sums in forty—five (45) complaints and tender public apologies in five (5) complaints and directed to obey court orders in five (5) matters. The Police was directed to immediately arrest and prosecute two (2) retired senior Police officers found to have violated the rights of citizens (one for extra-judicial killing and the other for illegal takeover of Property of a suspect). The Panel also recovered two vehicles illegally auctioned by SARS Officers and returned them to their owners”.
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