The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has commenced Public Sitting of the Presidential Investigative Panel on the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force for the North-central Geo-political Zone, Monday, at the FCT High Court Premises, Abuja. In his welcome address, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, esq, said the essence […]
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NHRC: 52 complaints pending before SARS presidential panel – Daily TrustOut of 103 complaints of alleged human rights violation received by the Presidential Investigation Panel against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) nationwide, 52 are pending, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu has said. Speaking at the Abuja public sitting yesterday, he said the panel has concluded the hearing on only …
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NHRC Begins Hearing On Cases Of Rights Abuse By SARSThe public sitting of the Presidential investigation panel on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force for the North central geopolitical zone began yesterday in the FCT High Court, Abuja. In a welcome statement delivered by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Barr Tony Ojukwu,it disclosed that the […]
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NHRC Begins Investigation On SARS’ ActivitiesThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commenced public sitting of the Presidential Investigative Panel on the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force for the North-central Geo-political Zone, yesterday, at the FCT High Court Premises, Abuja. In his welcome address, the executive secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, said the essence of […]
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FG mandates NHRC to investigate complaints on SARS – Daily TrustThe Federal Government has mandated the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to set-up an Investigative Panel concerning public complaints on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
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FG mandates NHRC to investigate complaints on SARS – Daily TrustThe Federal Government has mandated the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to set-up an investigative panel concerning the complaints on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission Mr. Tony Ojukwu disclosed this yesterday while speaking at the FCT high Court for the North-Central Geo-political Zone. A statement by the Assistant …
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We want to reform SARS, curb impunity – NHRC – Daily TrustThe intention of the on-going investigation panel on complaints against Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is to curb impunity in the discharge of their duties and reform their activities, the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, has said. Speaking to journalists Friday, during the sitting, he said at the end of the …
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Anxiety as NHRC probes rights’ abuse by SARS - Vanguard News NigeriaThe Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Nigerian Police was created in 1992 due to the need to have a dedicated arm of the police that would tackle armed robbery, kidnapping and other serious crimes which assumed a terrible dimension then. The squad was empowered to use all legal means possible to prevent and arrest armed robbery in the country. At inception the squad performed creditably well as the escalating cases of armed robbery and kidnapping began to reduce significantly.
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NHRC orders police to produce man held since 2017 - The Nation NigeriaThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the police to account a suspect, Biodun Olaroye allegedly being held by the Special Anti-Robbery Square (SARS) since 2017. The NHRC Penal on the investigation of activities of SARS, now sitting in Abuja, particularly directed Olaroye to be produced before it on Monday, January 21 by the …
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Security Agents Intimidated Voters In Osun Gov’ship Re-run – NHRCIn a report it presented to the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has accused the security agents of partisanship and intimidation of members of the opposition in the rerun polls. The re-run election was won by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
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NHRC writes Dankwanbo over domestic staff's death - The Nation NigeriaThe National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) has asked the Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwanbo to assist it with.. ...
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