Wike Challenges IGP To Implement Report Indicating EX-SARS Officers

Governor Nyesom Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has received the report from the Judicial Commission of Inquiry that Investigated Human Rights Abuses, Police Brutality and Extrajudicial Killings by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state.

The report was submitted to him on Friday by the chairman of the commission, Justice Chukwunenye Uriri (rtd.) at the Government House, Port Harcourt.

According to Wike, 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.

The governor 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.

“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.”

Justice Chukwunenye Uriri said the commission received 190 petitions, struck out 82 for lack of due diligence or jurisdiction, and eventually considered 108 of them.

He stated that the figure depicts the highest level of recklessness, abuse of law and order in the country. The Governor said the policemen who committed the crime against Rivers people, especially Akin Fakorede and his other cohorts do not have any affinity with the State.

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