Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Presidency appeals for calm as more states inaugurate panel on police brutality

The Presidency on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to show understanding with the present regime and remain calm while it tries to implement police reforms.

The call was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘President Buhari welcomes establishment of judicial panels of inquiry by 13 states to deliver justice for victims of police brutality.”

The call for calm came few hours after armed soldiers reportedly opened fire on protesting youths at Lekki toll gate in Lagos State.

Reeling out the steps he claimed have so far been taken to address the demands of the protesters, Adesina wrote, “The Presidency appeals for understanding and calm across the nation, as the implementation of the reforms gathers pace at federal and state levels.

“The Presidency wishes to reiterate the full commitment of the Buhari administration to the implementation of lasting police reforms in Nigeria.”

The President’s spokesman claimed that at the last count, no fewer than 13 states had established judicial panels of inquiry as resolved by the National Economic Council to address the question of redress and justice for victims of police brutality across the country.

He listed the states that had done so as Lagos, Kaduna, Delta, Ekiti, Ogun, Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Plateau, Edo, Nasarawa, Ondo and Akwa Ibom.

The statement added, “President Muhammadu Buhari welcomes the promptness of these necessary sub-national actions, and reaffirms his commitment to supporting the state governments to ensure that justice is achieved for all victims of police brutality in Nigeria.”

Meanwhile, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Wednesday inaugurated an eight-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry to receive and investigate complaints of police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the state.

Lalong vows to implement panel’s report on #EndSARS

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In a related development, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on Wednesday vowed to implement the report that would be submitted to his administration by the panel set up to investigate police brutality and other related extra judicial killings in the state

The governor, who stated this while addressing traditional rulers and other community leaders at the Government House in Jos, said, “From the crisis that this state and its people have witnessed in previous years, we have to do everything possible to ensure that those dark days do not return.”

Ortom creates panel to police brutality

In Benue, Governor Samuel Ortom inaugurated members of a Judicial Panel of Inquiry into human rights violations by police and its disbanded notorious SARS unit.

Inaugurating the panel at the new banquet hall of Government House, Ortom charged the committee to carry out thorough investigations into the reprehensible activities of the police, especially, SARS in the state.

He said by doing this, it would provide opportunity for victims to come forward to testify.

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