Justice Akin Oladimeji, the chairman of the Osun judicial panel of inquiry into police brutality, extortion and extra-judicial killings perpetrated by men of the disbanded special anti-robbery squad, has commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for implementing the report of his committee, most especially the financial obligation recommended to the government, despite the lean finance of the […]
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The Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, will on Thursday, May 12, pay compensation to victims of police brutality. The compensations to be paid are in line with the recommendations of the #EndSARS Panel, set up by the Governor, following a presidential directive. In a statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Ismail Omipidan, Oyetola noted that his administration […]
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An Independent Investigation panel has ordered Inspector Paul Odey of Intelligence Response Team, Special Tactical Squad, Abuja, to appear before it to defend himself on allegations against him. The order was in connection to an allegation of unlawful arrest, detention and disappearance of one Ebuka Aniegu in May 2019 in a petition marked 2020/IIP-SARS/ABJ/202, the […]
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A member of Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Oyo State, identified as Moruf, has died as a result of gunshots he sustained during an encounter with a policeman in Ibadan. Our correspondent gathered that the policeman attached to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) identified as Segun, allegedly shot Moruf on Thursday, 17th February this year. […]
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The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday announced the payment of a total of N146 million to 27 victims of police brutalities. The payment was based on the recommendations of the Independent Investigative Panel on Violations of Human Rights by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other Police Units set up by the commission. The […]
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