A petitioner, Linus Godwin, on Tuesday begged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)panel to order the police to pay his medical bills and for a leg surgery.
The NHRC independent panel is investigating alleged Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the police to enforce his fundamental rights.
He filed a petition before the panel for alleged torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against OC defunct SARS, Commissioner of Police, Kogi and Inspector-General of Police.
Godwin, who was a student of the Kogi Polytechnic, claimed that he was shot on Nov….
