An independent panel investigating allegations of human rights violations by the police on Friday wrote the chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) asking him to make Abba Kyari available for questioning on March 22.
The panel is probing allegations rights violations by the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) and other units of the police.
Also, the panel ordered the new commandant of the IGP-IRT Tunji Disu to ensure that Kyari is produced before the panel on the aforementioned date.
John Martins, representing the chairman of the panel Justice Suleiman Galadima (retd), said that Kyari’s presence before the panel was necessary owing to the fact that a petitioner’s witness had earlier mentioned him.
“The witness testified that Kyari allegedly promised to reach out to him in respect of the missing persons and till date nothing was heard about them.
“The above orders is made in respect of three persons who were allegedly arrested and detained by the IGP-IRT detention facility.
”The whereabouts of Yakubu Danjuma, Ibrahim Daniel and Choji Dung are still unknown,” he said.
The order of the panel followed information from the panel’s counsel, Halilu Adamu that Kyari was in the custody of the NDLEA.
Police counsel James Idachaba had told the panel that the police can no longer produce Kyari since he was no longer in police custody, having been suspended.
