A high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital has sentenced two former operatives of the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS), over the murder of suspects
a court sitting in Port Harcourt found the ex-officers guilty of extrajudicial killing and ordered the police force to pay N50 million as compensation to the families of the victims.During the course of the trial, Samuel Chigbu and Ogoligo died in the prison facility in Port Harcourt.Speaking after the judgment, Kathrine Akoro, the mother of one of the victims, expressed satisfaction with the judgment.
“They killed my son, carried our property in 2011. My son said I should forgive them, let them go and bring those things they took,” she said. “I said if you are carrying all those property, bring my son, I will be okay. I thank God He has fought for me. I am happy.”This story is published in partnership with Report for the World, a global service program that supports local public interest journalism.
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