The Police Service Commission has disclosed its plans to dismiss 37 former operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad following the continuous protests against police brutality.
These were contained in the Report of the Presidential Panel on Reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad set up by the Federal Government in 2018.
The commission would also prosecute 24 ex-SARS officers over various professional misconducts.
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu submitted the report to the PSC Chairman, Musiliu Smith, in Abuja on Friday, adding that the commission should implement the panel recommendations speedily.
Part of the statement read, “Ojukwu said at the end of the public hearing, the panel recommended 37 police officers for dismissal and 24 were recommended for prosecution.
“The panel also directed the Inspector -General of Police to unravel the identity of 22 officers involved in the violation of the human rights of innocent citizens.”
In a related development, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State sacked his security aide, James Nwafor over allegations of extra-judicial killings during his reign as Commander of SARS in Anambra State.
Nwafor, who was a Senior Special Adviser to the governor on security, was dismissed when #EndSARS protesters stormed Anambra State Government House and the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Akwa on Thursday.
