#EndSARS Panel Awards N770million Compensation For Victims In Imo
#EndSARS Panel Awards N770million Compensation For Victims In Imo
Judicial panel of inquiry set up to probe various acts of police brutality and human rights abuses in Imo State has recommended about N770 million to be paid to victims as compensations.
Youth in their thousands staged an anti-police brutality protest across major Nigerian cities in October last year.
The protest tagged #EndSARS demanded an end to police brutality and the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Federal government, in response to the protest, disbanded SARS, the police unit notorious for its nefarious activities and inhuman activities, and replaced it with a department known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team.
Judicial panel of inquiry set up to probe various acts of police brutality and human rights abuses in Imo State has recommended about N770 million to be paid to victims as compensations.
Youth in their thousands staged an anti-police brutality protest across major Nigerian cities in October last year.
The protest tagged #EndSARS demanded an end to police brutality and the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Federal government, in response to the protest, disbanded SARS, the police unit notorious for its nefarious activities and inhuman activities, and replaced it with a department known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team.