#EndSARS Panel Orders NDLEA To Produce Abba Kyari March 22
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari

An Independent Investigation Panel which is currently probing allegations of human rights violations by SARS officials has ordered the Chairman, National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa to produce suspended DCP Abba Kyari on March 22 to answer questions based on the allegations which has been brought against him.

The panel also instructed the new Commandant of the IGP-IRT, Tunde Dirsu to do everything possible to ensure that Kyari is produced before the panel on the aforesaid date for interrogations.

Africa Today News, New York reports that the panel is investigating allegations of human rights violations by the disbanded special anti-robbery squad and other units of the Nigeria Police.

Mr. John Martins, represented the Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Suleiman Galadima said that the presence of Kyari before the panel was necessary owing to the fact that a petitioner’s witness had earlier mentioned him.

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‘The witness testified that Kyari allegedly promised to reach out to him in respect of the missing persons and till date nothing was heard about them.

‘The above orders were made in respect of three persons who were allegedly arrested and detained by the IGP-IRT detention facility.

‘The whereabouts of Yakubu Danjuma, Ibrahim Daniel and Choji Dung are still unknown,‘ he said.

The order of the panel followed information from the panel’s counsel, Halilu Adamu that Kyari was in the custody of the NDLEA.

The Police Counsel, James Idachaba informed the panel that the Police could no longer produce Kyari since he was no longer in Police custody, having been suspended.

The panel had on the March 8, 2022 ordered the Office of the Inspector-General of Police to unfailingly produce the aforementioned three victims before it. Before the panel’s order, a Federal High Court, FCT sitting in Gudu had ordered for the release of the mentioned persons but till date the order was not carried out.

AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK

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