House of Reps condemn SARS oppressions, demand reviewed of operation

The House of Representatives at the plenary session on Thursday condemned the rising cases of oppressions in the SARS activities such as; extrajudicial killing, extortion, harassment, and intimidation by men of the Nigeria Police Force.

House of Reps condemn SARS oppressions, demand reviewed of operation

The House called for the review of the Special Anti - Robbery Squad and other tactical squads created by the NPF to reduce human rights abuses.

The call followed the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Adewunmi Onanuga , titled;

'Need to Re -Assess and Re -Evaluate the Tactical Squads of the Nigeria Police Force’.

Consequently , the House mandated the Committees on Police Affairs, Justice and Human Rights to investigate the recent action by SARS operatives that led to the death of a Remo Stars Football Club player , Tiamiyu Kazeem , in the Sagamu area of Ogun State and ensure that “ justice is not only done but seen to be done .”

The House further called for “ adequate compensation ” of Kazeem ’ s family over his death , while observing a minute silence in honour of the deceased.

Also, the parliament urged the NPF to regularly orientate its officers and all tactical squads about their obligations and the rights of citizens as contained in the 1999 Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Meanwhile, “the House recalls that not too long ago, the #ENDSARS campaign was the anthem on the streets of many states of the Federation and different platforms on the social media, which led to the President (Major General Muhammadu Buhari) setting up a panel headed by the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Mr Anthony Ojukwu , to investigate and submit reports on the allegations of misconduct against SARS .”