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Akinwale Aboluwade
The Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry convened by Governor Seyi Makinde to investigate police brutality in the state, on Tuesday lamented the absence of Police at its inaugural sitting saying that the integrity of the panel must not be undermined.
Justice Badejoko Adeniji, the judicial panel Chairman, while addressing the sitting, expressed confidence that the state police command would not hesitate to cooperate with the panel in ensuring that the objective of the state government in setting it up was not defeated.
In all, 10 petitioners were called at the Tuesday sitting of the judicial panel, held at the House of Chiefs, Oyo State House of Assembly Complex, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan.
Police refuse hearing notices on 68 petitions served by Oyo judicial panel Police refuse hearing notices on 68 petitions served by Oyo judicial panel
• As panel orders fresh notices to be served
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There were allegations that the Nigeria Police in Oyo State had been refusing hearing notices served by the Oyo State Judicial Panel on petitions filed by some aggrieved members of the public over allegations of police brutality.
This revelation was made on Tuesday at the inaugural sitting of the Oyo State Judicial Panel as it was reported that the panel had issues with hearing notices on 68 of the filed petitions.