CLEEN OBSERVERS          

1. SAM EKWURIBE (NL)

Pathtogrowth Entrepreneurship Centre

Eksammy@gmail.com

07034694070

NBA PRO BONO LAWYERS           

• The details of the NBA, ABIA BRANCH CHAIRMAN.
  BERTRAM FAOTU ESQ. NO. 64 HOSPITAL ROAD, ABA. 08036670991
• Kalu Emmanuel Chisom, E.C KALU ESQ. NO. 35 ST.
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LIST OF JUDICIAL PANELS TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR JUDICIAL PANEL MEMBERS              

The panel is headed by retired Justice Sunday Imo.

Other members of the panel are – Mrs. Uzoamaka Ikonne, Mr.
John Nwakanma, Mr. Daniel Chinagozi, Mr. Zuby Ariwa, Mr. Eric Ikwuagwu, Bishop
Sunday Onuoha and Mr. John Emejor.

The rest are – Mr. Nnanna Nwafor, Mrs. Doris Ogala, Mrs.
Uche Nwokocha, Mr. Nkemjika Nnadozie, Mr. Enyinnaya Nwigwe, Mrs. Anastasia
Uchenna, Mr. Ndubuaku Nwogu, and Mr. Steve Sylvanus.

DATE OF INAUGURATION

The panel’s terms of reference shall include investigating
cases  of extrajudicial killings by men
and officers of the Police Force and those of other security agencies, from
2015 to date, investigate all forms of police brutality, extortion and
intimidation from 2015 to date, ascertain the immediate and remote causes of
the #EndSARS protest and other grievances associated to it, Others terms
include to examine the root causes of the hijack of the hitherto peaceful
#EndSARS protest by hoodlums and identify those involved as well as do all
other things necessary to give effect to the terms of reference including but
not limited to the recommendations to government on possible compensations to
ascertained victims.

PERIOD OF SITTING AND VENUE

Abia Sitting days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Aguiyi Ironsi Conference Centre, Umuahia

HOW TO FILE PETITION

Submit of Hard copy petition to the Secretary of the
Commission at the Ministry of Justice, Umuahia.

Submit through email to the commission.

Interested members of the public are requested to address
and submit their petitions/memoranda TO THE SECRETARY OF THE PANEL, OFFICE OF
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL/PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, UMUAHIA.

*Time of submission is 9am – 4pm , Mondays to Fridays

Or

By Email to:

abiajudicialpanel@gmail.com

Or

Online :

*Submissions to reach the secretariat not later than
Thursday  15th November.

NO OF PETITION RECEIVED: 52

Four (4) were listed for hearing at the inaugural sitting but the hearings could not proceed because the defendants did not appear before the panel and the counsel said he was not prepared.

Cases were adjourned till November 18, 2020

The 4 cases could not be heard as the police were unprepared