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More Witnesses Testify Against Police At The Judicial Commission of Inquiry

 The Rivers State Judicial Commission of Inquiry into alleged Brutality and Violation of fundamental human rights of citizens by operatives of the Nigerian police force has begun it's sitting after a four day Christmas break.


Commencing it's sitting at the Obi wali International conference centre, the commission entertained five petitions from victims of police brutality and adjourned five brought before it by Mr Ogbonna Ifediora,Festus Isiago and others to 6th and 7th of January 2021.

Meanwhile,a welder with a construction company in PortHarcourt Mr Michael Akugbo has accused Operatives of the Anti-cultism unit of the Nigerian police force, Rivers State command of killing his younger brother, Godstime Akugbo.

Mr Akugbo said his late brother died under the custody of Anti cultism unit as a result of inhuman treatment and brutality meted out on him and appealed to the commission to prevail on the police authority to release his corpse for Burial.


Mr Akugbo also urged the commission  to investigate the matter and ensure that the police officers that carried out the heinous act are brought to justice to serve as deterrent to others.

Our correspondent reports that the commission struck out one petition brought before it by miss Berina Paul and forty three others for lack of Jurisdiction.

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