The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said it has applied to withdraw the suit it filed to stop various panels probing allegations of and other acts of impunity by police officials allegedly by men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020 was filed on November 9, 2020 by the NPF, through its lawyer, O. M. Atoyebi (SAN).
In the notice of discontinuance filed early on Friday by a lawyer to the NPF, Festus Ibude, reads: “Take notice that the plaintiff herein intends to and doth hereby wholly withdraws its suit against all the defendants.”
Listed as defendants in the case include the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the attorneys-general of the states and chairmen of the panels set up by the states.
Police withdraw suit against #ENDSARS probe panels
04 December 2020 1:42 pm WAT
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