#EndSARS: IGP orders probe of suit challenging legality of states’ judicial panel of inquiry
The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, has ordered investigations into a purported lawsuit challenging the legality of the States Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing alleged brutalities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said the IGP has expressed the disapproval of the Force Management Team on the matter and ordered investigations into the alleged role of the Force Legal Section, including its Head.
According to the statement, “the Force Legal Officer has been queried and may face further sanctions if found guilty of dereliction of duty.
“The IGP reiterates the commitment of the Force to fulfilling all its obligations with regards to the disbandment of the defunct SARS, the ongoing judicial panels and all other police reforms.”
The purported suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeks a restraining order on the attorneys-general of the 36 states and the panels of inquiry from proceedings with their investigations.
The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020, filed for the Nigeria Police Force purportedly by a lawyer, O. M. Atoyebi (SAN), has 104 defendants.
