Victim not pushed, jumped from storey building, police witness tells panel
The police contradict the victim s account before the panel. 3 min read
Hamzat Haruna, a police sergeant, has told the Lagos judicial panel of inquiry that Ndukwe Ekekwe, a suspect, jumped from a building and was not pushed.
Mr Haruna led police officers who allegedly pushed Mr Ekekwe from a two-storey building, leading to a major injury.
Mr Haruna is a police sergeant attached to the Inspector General of Police’s Special Tactical Squad in Lagos.
He was brought to the panel by the police counsel, Cyril Ejiafor, in a matter where SARS officials allegedly pushed a victim down a two-storey building and left him with a damaged spinal cord.