About thirty-seven officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS have been recommended for sack and 24 others for prosecution for diverse offences.
This was
contained in a report of the Presidential Panel on Reform of the Special
Anti-Robbery Squad set up by the Federal Government in 2018 to reform SARS.
The report
was presented to the Chairman, Police Service Commission, PSC, Musiliu Smith in
Abuja on Friday.
Executive
Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, who presented
the report urged urgent implementation of the recommendations.
According to
Ojukwu, the reform was the most topical issue in the country today, adding that
a lot was expected from the PSC.
Ojukwu
disclosed that 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 Force in general.
He said at
the end of the public hearing, the panel recommended 37 police officers for
dismissal and 24 others recommended for prosecution.
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