A complainant, Mr. Emenike Festus Umezurike on Friday narrated his ordeals in the hands of the Nigerian Police saying that he was unlawfully detained for 28 days at the Umuagwo Police Station, Imo state where the Police tried to extort N5 million from him.

A Complainant before the Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violation by the Defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force Mr. Charles Ogu has come before the panel praying it to compel the police to release the corpse of his Brother-in-law, Chibikem Nkaru killed extrajudicial in a clash between police and members of MOSSOB.

The Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Human Rights Violations by the Defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other Units of the Nigeria Police (IIP-SARS) on Thursday expressed dismay over the absence of the Nigeria Police legal team before the Panel sitting in Abuja.

• As NHRC vows to invoke its powers