Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 9
28th December, 2020 – 16th January, 2021 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry on police brutality and other human rights abuses resumed proceedings after going on recess for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Reports from Yiaga Africa’s citizen observers deployed across the states show that 16 states, namely Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Gombe, […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 8
14th December – 25th December 2020 In the last two (2) months, the Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up in 26 States have received petitions from victims of police brutality, their representatives, and others as part of the response to the demands of the #EndSARS protests across major cities in Nigeria in October 2020. Reports […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 7
7th December – 12th December 2020 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up by the state governments continue sittings in the FCT and 25 states while Oyo, Bayelsa, Kaduna and Kogi States are yet to commence sitting. Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara states are yet to set up their Panels. The Panels […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 6
This reporting week witnessed more petitioners approaching the Panels with evidence of their horrid experiences with officers of the law who abused and tortured them leaving some with permanent injuries, and some dead. The Judicial Panels in some of the states have remained consistent in holding their weekly sittings and listening to petitioners despite the […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 5
23rd – 29th November 2020 Over the course of the last 5 weeks, the Judicial Panels of Inquiry have revealed specific findings indicating a long history of police brutality in Nigeria that have left victims without justice and emboldened abusers in the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 4
16th – 21st November 2020 With the establishment of State Judicial Panels of Inquiry in response to one of the demands of the #EndSARS protest, Yiaga Africa deployed monitors to the FCT and 27 of the 29 States with Panels currently established. While not all states have established Panels and some states are more active […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 3
9th – 14th November 2020 Police brutality remains a fundamental human rights issue which requires the state’s commitment to concrete actions that ensures justice for citizens who have suffered different forms of brutality/violation. The setup of Judicial Panels of Inquiry across the states was a response to one of the #EndSARS protest demands for an […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 2
31st October – 7th November 2020 In line with the demands of the youth to set up an independent body to oversee the investigation and prosecution of all reports of police misconduct, Judicial Panels of Inquiry have been set up in 29 states. The panels are expected to ensure justice for victims of the dissolved […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 1
26th – 30th October 2020 On October 14, 2020 The National Economic Council (NEC) led by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo directed the immediate establishment of State-based Judicial Panels of Inquiry across the country to receive and investigate complaints of Police brutality or related extrajudicial killings. The panels […]