The Katsina government has constituted a seven-member committee to investigate alleged torture against personnel of the state’s Hisbah Board
This is coming against the backdrop of a viral video allegedly showing personnel of the board torturing individuals.
The Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, said the decision was sequel to the reports and complaints received by the government.
He said the acting governor, Faruk Lawal-Jobe, directed for the setting up of the committee to investigate the allegations and make recommendations.
Garba-Faskari revealed that the committee would be headed by the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Alhaji Aliyu Lawal.
He said that members of the committee were drawn from the Ministries of Religious Affairs, Internal Security and Justice, the Department of Public Service Administration, and Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), while the Director Security, SSG office would serve as secretary.
The committee was mandated to investigate the veracity or otherwise of the alleged torture of individuals by the Hisbah personnel.
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