The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has begun awarding compensations to petitioners. In a petition involving Mrs. Kudirat Adebayo Abayomi, who was killed by a police stray bullet in April 2017, the panel on […]
Tosin Ajaomo, the lawyer to the former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday said the appointment of a new boss to head the anti-graft agency came as a shock. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier today asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive EFCC Chairman. […]
….. Accuse Govt Of Not Ready To Genuinely Address The Plight Of Victims Anambra judicial panel of Inquiry on Police brutality and Extra judicial Killing has suffered setbacks following resignation of five members of the panel. The members, mainly youth representatives were Mr Chijioke Ifediora , Mr Henry Ugwu, Mr. Osonwa Chukwuka and Mr Ebelechukwu […]
Rinu Oduala, a youth representative on the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate last October has stepped down from the panel . She made the disclosure on Friday in a piece, ‘ Let ’ s stay the course of justice , partial […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled plans to investigate the status of some of the public assets by successive administrations and ensure recovery of revenue accrued to Federal Government. According to the lawmakers, some of the companies, including NlCON Insurance, Nigerian Re-Insurance and NICON Luxury Hotels are already taken over by Asset Management Corporation […]
Youth representatives at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Saturday opposed the reopening of the Lekki toll gate. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa also noted that reopening the toll-gate at this time would be hasty and premature. Chairman of the Judicial Panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi earlier on Saturday ruled that the […]
The judicial panel established by the Lagos State government to investigate the October 2020 Lekki shooting incident has approved the reopening of the Lekki tollgate . The nine – man panel returned the control of the tollgate to the Lekki Concession Company, the operators, on Saturday , according to TheCable. LCC had earlier prayed the […]
Doris Okuwobi, chairperson of the Lagos state judicial panel, Saturday said there is nothing the panel can do if the Nigerian army refuses to honour summons. The army is a respondent in several petitions before the panel set up by the Lagos state government to probe police brutality, especially the involvement of the army in […]
FIRST Republic politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said the state of insecurity in the country was getting out of control and called for an immediate convoking of a national summit of major stakeholders to save the nation. Ninety-four year old Yakassai spoke to the Nigerian Tribune against the backdrop of preponderance of armed robbery, insurgency, […]
More than a month after the Justice Ayo Salami ( retd . ) – led Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the investigation of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, submitted its report , President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to take a decision on it. The panel , which […]
