The Presidential Investigative Panel set up to investigate rights abuses and other inhuman treatment/ conducts, including extrajudicial killings by men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force, has recommended dismissal of 35 police personnel who served in the unit and has submitted the report to the Attorney general of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Monday.
The panel also recommended 33 for prosecution, 23 for reduction in ranks and two to be arrested and prosecuted. 26 cases for further investigation by the police, 57 in which victims are to be compensated and two cases in which pending court orders are to be obeyed by the police and many others across 13 states of the country. On compensation, the panel recommended the payment of N500, 000 to N20million to some of the identified victims as well as to families of deceased victims.
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