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Udo filed the petition against Luke on November 15, 2020 and prayed the panel to open an investigation into the allegation that security operatives attached to the then Speaker of the State House of Assembly breached his fundamental rights in 2017. During the hearing on Wednesday in Uyo, counsel to Luke, Ekemini Udim, filed a notice of objection, stating that the panel had no power to entertain the petition. He argued that the subject matter of the petition had already been decided upon and dismissed by the Federal High Court in its judgment delivered on January 15, 2018. He said as such t...

#EndSARS: Panel dismisses petition against federal lawmaker The complainant said security officials attached to Mr Luke had assaulted him in 2017. ADVERTISEMENT The panel set up to investigate police brutality in Akwa Ibom State has dismissed a petition filed against a member of the federal House of Representatives, Onofiok Luke. Mr Luke represents Etinan Federal Constituency, Akwa Ibom State. The petitioner, Emmanuel Udo, said security officials attached to Mr Luke had assaulted him in 2017 when he (Luke) was the speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. The panel, chaired by Ifiok U...

Police Brutality: Akwa Ibom panel strikes out petition against ex-Speaker On By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo The Judicial Panel investigating incidences of police brutality, human rights violation and related extra judicial killings in Akwa Ibom State has struck out the petition filed against former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Onofiok Luke. Chairman of the Panel, Justice Ifiok Ukana struck out the petition yesterday following its pendency at the Court of appeal. Justice Ukana noted that the Judicial panel lacked jurisdiction to preside over a matter that its judgement had already b...