The Judicial Commission of Inquiry that Investigated Extrajudicial Kilings, Human Rights Abuses and Police Brutality by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Rivers state, has submitted its report to Governor Nyesom Wike.
Chairman of the commission, Justice Chukwunenye Uriri (rtd), submitted the report to the Governor at Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday.
Governor Wike, while receiving the report, said the State government has done its bit by setting up the commission and will also produce the White Paper at the next meeting of the State Executive Council.
He challenged the Inspector General of Police (IG) and the new Commissioner of Police (CP) to implement the white paper as a proof that the Federal Government was serious about ending such police brutality in the country.
“The truth of the matter is I am not sure the present Inspector General (IG) is out to fight insecurity. Now, he has appointed a new Police Commissioner for political patronage,” he said.
“If at the end of the day, we come out with the White Paper and the Attorney General sends it to the police to implement or to prosecute as the case maybe, will it be implemented?”
“That is why I am challenging the IG and the new CP to make sure that they justify that the Federal Government is serious about telling states to set up Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the brutality of the police and the security agencies,” he added.
