Tag: PANEL

Human right violations by Soldiers: Investigation panel arrives Maiduguri

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency operations in the North East (SIIP-NE), has arrived Maiduguri for its assignment. The panel was constituted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) following allegations by a foreign media organisation against the military operation in North East. The panel Chairman, Justice Abdu Aboki led members of the panel to the Theatre Command Headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai in Maiduguri, to solicit their cooperation in  unraveling the truth in the allegations of rights violations against the Nigerian military.…

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Abba Kyari: IGP gets Panel’s report

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Special Investigation Panel on the alleged indictment of Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police, has submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had indicted Kyari in a bribery allegation. The FBI alleged that Kyari was paid a bribe by a serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, to arrest one of his (Hushpuppi’s) friends in a 1.1 million-dollar deal. Kyari was on July…

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Corps Member’s death: Panel joins Garki Hospital CMD as party

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The National Human Rights Commission panel, investigating allegations of human rights violations against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Thursday in Abuja, joined the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Garki General Hospital, Abuja as a necessary party in a petition before the panel. The CMD was joined as a party in the petition filed by a lady, Chinenye Igwetu, on the alleged extra-judicial killing of her younger sister, Linda Igwetu. The deceased was a member of the National Youths Service Corps as at the time of her death, allegedly caused by…

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