NHRC panel awards N147m compensation to 27 victims of police brutality | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), yesterday, awarded N147million in compensation to 27 victims of police brutality.

The panel is investigating violations of human rights by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police units.

“By compensating the victims, NHRC is out to change the narrative of impunity. The commission is ready to provide remedy where Nigerians’ rights are violated. Where there is violation, there must be remedy. The commission has begun a journey to restore human dignity,” he said. Also speaking, the chairman of the 11-member panel and retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Suleiman Galadima, said the Nigerian society is sorry for wrongs done to the victims.

 

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