A middle-aged man, Mr Kinsley Kalu is demanding the sum of N200m compensation from the Nigeria Police Force over an alleged gunshot injury and amputation of his left leg.
Mr Kalu made the request while appearing before the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS and other units of the Nigeria Police Force.
He told the panel that on the 18th of October, 2017, he went for refreshment at Exclusive Stores in Dutse Alhaji in the company of his wife and brother-in-law.
Mr Kalu said no sooner had they got there then they started hearing a noise and he saw some police officers shooting sporadically.
He explained that as they were trying to run out of the premises, a bullet hit him on the leg and was later taken to the hospital.
Mr Kalu stated that his leg was eventually amputated based on doctors’ advice because it was already infected.
After presenting all necessary documents to prove his case, he prayed the panel to compel the Nigeria Police Force to refund all the expenses incurred for his treatment and compensation.
Counsel to the Police, Mr James Idachaba urged the panel to adjourn the matter, to give him time to peruse the documents admitted in evidence.
The Acting Chairman of the panel, Garba Tetengi granted his plea and adjourned the case until the 22nd of this month.
Meanwhile, a case of alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of one Mr Marcus Odianese by men of the Bwari Police station, in FCT, Abuja was also heard at the panel.
The court had ruled against the police and awarded the sum of one million naira to Mr Odianese on the 18th of last month.
Mr Odianese pleaded with the panel to assist him in ensuring that the judgement was enforced because the Police Investigative Officer, IPO, Idris Zakari had boosted that the ruling would not see the light of the day.
Counsel to the Police, Mr James Idachaba also sort for time to look into the petition.
The panel ruled that the IPO, Idris Zakari be brought before it on the adjourned date of 23rd of this month.
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