The former head of IGP Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari has been asked by an independent investigation panel to appear before it on March 30 over a petition of alleged unlawful arrest filed by three persons.
The panel has been setup to investigate allegations of human rights violations levelled against the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigeria Police Force.
Kyari was accused of unlawful arrest, detainment, torture of Yakubu Danjuma, Ibrahim Daniel and Choji, Dung’s husband in a petition filed by Ambrose Mairungu, and Blessing Dung marked 2020/IIP-SARS/ABJ/205.
The Chairman, National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa was asked by the panel to produce Kyari on March 22, to defend himself.
The counsel to Kyari, Abdullahi Haruna forwarded a letter to the chairman of the panel in response to the order to produce Kyari.
Haruna demanded that all the petitions where Kyari’s name was mentioned be made available to enable him study it and respond appropriately.
He asked the panel to afford him with the proceedings on such cases and prayed for a grace of two months.
Garba Tetengi, SAN, who represented the chairman, retired Justice Suleiman Galadima, told Haruna that he has a week.
He then adjourned the hearing and cross-examination of PW1 and 2 until March 30.
In the petition, Dung, wife to the third victim told the panel that on December 17, 2019, her husband received a phone call from his friend, Danjuma for a meeting outside the house.
“I followed my husband outside and I sighted two tinted-glass vehicles with IRT written on them.
“I saw armed police officers who came out from the vehicles, cuffed my husband, shot in the air and drove off with him,” she said.
She also prayed the panel to award N10 million in compensation.
This article was originally published on Nigeria News