General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar
Malami has said there is not sufficient evidence to prosecute the
33 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
indicted in last year’s report of a presidential investigative
panel.
Having established this, Mr. Malami therefore, directed the
Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to set up “a
special investigation team” to conduct “thorough investigation”
into the cases.
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The report indicted 35 police operatives in 12 states and the
federal capital territory for various rights violations including
extrajudicial killing, death in police custody, unlawful arrest,
biased investigation, unlawful intimidation, harassment, criminal
assault, torture, cruelty, inhuman and degrading treatment, threat
to life, extortion and confiscation of property, among others.
Thirty-three (33) others were recommended for prosecution, and
punishment, including sanctions like reduction in rank and
dismissal.
It also recommended that 57 victims be paid about N249million as
compensation while the police should tender public apologies.
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