The panel is investigating human rights violations by the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) and other units of the police force.
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Popularly known as the Apo Six, the traders and the lady were shot dead on their way from a night club at a police checkpoint and labelled as armed robbers
The resolution followed a Point of Order raised by Senator Sonni Ogbuoji (PDP-Ebonyi) during plenary on Wednesday
The Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello, had in his judgment condemned to death Emmanuel Baba and Ezekiel Acheneje, and discharged Danjuma Ibrahim, Nicholas Zakariah and Sadiq Salami
Debo Adeniran, the Executive Chairman of CACOL, made the position of the group known in a statement on Thursday
The traders killed by the police were Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwodike and Augustina Arebun
The Attorney General of the Federation in 2005 charged six police officers to court for the alleged crime
And with all the attention and public interest, one cannot envy the judge who has to be guided by two principles of law
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Attorney General of the Federation in 2005 charged six police officers to court for the alleged killing of the traders, now popularly referred to as the Apo Six
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation is accusing the police officers of killing Ifeanyi Ozo, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwokike and Augustina Arebun
They were charged with the killing of Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwodike and Augustina Arebun.
At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the first defence counsel, Ricky Tarfa (SAN), applied for an extension of time to file and serve his final written address out of time
NAN recalls that the police officers standing trial in the case are Danjuma Ibrahim, Othman Abdulsalami (now at large), Nicholas Zakaria, Ezekiel Acheneje, Baba Emmanuel and Sadiq Salami
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Attorney-General of the Federation in 2005 charged six police officers before the court for allegedly killing six Apo traders
The accused policemen are Danjuma Ibrahim, Othman Abdulsalami (at large), Nicholas Zacharia, Emmanuel Baba, Emmanuel Acheneje and Sadiq Salami
The policemen are Danjuma Ibrahim, Othman Abdulsalami (at large), Nicholas Zacharia, Emmanuel Baba, Emmanuel Acheneje and Sadiq Salami
Those standing trial are DCP Danjuma Ibrahim, ASP Othman Abdulsalami (at large), Constables Nicholas Zacharia, Emmanuel Baba, Emmanuel Acheneje and Sadiq Salami