ENDSARS: Ondo Judicial panel receives 30 petitions

The Ondo State Judicial panel of inquiry into cases of Police Brutality and other related matters today on Thursday said it has received 30 petitions in the state.

In its inaugural sitting , the chairman of the Panel , Retired Justice Adésolá Sidiq expressed optimism that more petitions would be received to accommodate all Nigerians equal opportunity to get justice .

Our correspondent reports that the first case to be heard was adjourned till next week Tuesday while sittings of the Panel had been structured to take place every Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The inaugural sitting had in attendance among others, the Chairman, Ondo State bar Association, Mr Rotimi Olorunfemi and an observer Dr. oluwaseyi Awodele both expressed confidence that the panel would address grievances and injuries occasioned by police excesses in the state as well as those grossly affected by the actions of hoodlums during the #Endsars protest

Earlier, in an address, secretary to the Panel, Mr Lanre Amuda said the nine man Panel was set up by governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu among other things to receive and investigate complaints of police brutality or related extra judicial killings by the police in Ondo State.

He appealed for decorum whenever the panel was in session while also emphasising that covid19 protocols would be strictly followed during the sittings.