It would be recalled that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had on October 23 2020 inaugurated the panel with a charge to expeditiously treat cases of police brutality from 2015 to date
Speaking before presenting the panel’s report to the state government, the Chairman of the State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Extra-Judicial Killings and other related Matters, Retired Justice Sunday Imo, while presenting the report to Ikpeazu in, Umuahia, revealed that the panel received 86 cases/petitions and 46 went through full hearing while the remaining cases were dismissed or struck out.
“The first volume contained the main report, the second volume contained all the petitions, volume 3 deals with records and proceedings of the panel, while volume 4 centered on findings and recommendations of the panel while the last volume contains case files, exhibits among others.”
Justice Imo said that the panel recommended that over N511 million be paid to the victims of security agents’ brutality and other human rights abuses.
Receiving the report, Ikpeazu, who was represented by the Secretary to Abia State Government. Chris Ezem, commended the panel for rendering historic and selfless services to their fatherland.
Ikpeazu promised that Abia State Government would study the report with a view to implementing it.
The Governor stressed that the report would guide the public on how best to relate with the police and other security agencies, reiterating that the security institutions need the support and cooperation of the citizens in order to excel in their duties.
