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Tindependent investigative panel on human rights violation by the defunct Special AntiRobbery Squad ( SARS) and other units of the Nigeria Police Force ( NPF), yesterday, adjourned four cases till November 1, 2021 for the adoption of written addresses..

Chaired by Justice Suleiman Galadima ( rtd.), the panel sitting at the National Human Right Commission ( NHRC), Abuja, had received petition of alleged extra- judicial killing of one Festus Idehen, brought against SARS of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT).

The Idehen family had requested the panel to grant the N200 million damages against the police for allegedly killing their member.

One Mustapha Buktar also brought a similar complaint of alleged unlawful arrest, detention, torture and inhuman treatment before the panel against the police.

In the cases marked 020/ IIP/ SARS/ ABJ/ 130 and 2020/ IIP/ SARS/ ABJ/ 140, the complainants requested the panel to grant substantive orders against the police for various human right infractions.

Other complainants, Chinyere Igwetu and Ejiofor Umunna, had also petitioned SARS for alleged extra- judicial killing, torture, unlawful arrest and disobedience to court orders.

The complainants sought the relief of the panel to assuage the alleged infractions of human rights by the police.

After carefully listening to arguments of the parties and adaption of written addresses, the panel adjourned the matters for reports.