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The Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation on Police Brutality has awarded a sum of N218million against the police and other personnel in favour of 42 victims and families of victims who had suffered brutality in the hands of the operatives.
This was contained in the 289 page report of the Committee which was submitted to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday.
The chairman of the Panel, Justice Solomon Olugbemi disclosed that the Panel after its findings recommended the compensation to victims or families of victims of brutality for violation of their human rights by Police and other personnel.
He added that the panel also made recommendations for the investigation, discipline and where appropriate, prosecution of certain personnel to serve as deterrent and in the interest of justice
He disclosed that the Panel received a total of 106 petitions, out of which 58 were treated and the remaining 48 were either withdrawn, rejected or abandoned wholly or half-way by the petitioners.
According to the Chairman, “The 289 page report captured the testimonies and evidences of gory details of torture, unjustifiable shootings, inhumane treatment and other forms of human rights abuses leading to brain damage, spinal cord injuries, permanent disability, death, loss of means of livelihood, unlawful seizure of personal properties and various forms of atrocities.”
He disclosed that most of the police officers that the panel came across were found to be grossly deficient in knowledge and professional training required for efficiency in the Police Force, urging government to put machinery in place to address the situation.
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