{"id":31691,"date":"2020-10-27T18:44:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=31691"},"modified":"2020-10-27T18:44:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:44:28","slug":"gov-ugwuanyi-constitutes-panel-on-victims-of-end-sars-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/gov-ugwuanyi-constitutes-panel-on-victims-of-end-sars-protests","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ugwuanyi constitutes panel on victims of End SARS protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has constituted a 9-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to look into the recent loss of lives and\/or other grievous bodily injuries to private citizens and security personnel, resulting from the hijack by miscreants of the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests.<\/p>\n

The panel will also look into the related destruction of properties of private citizens and security infrastructure in Enugu State.<\/p>\n

According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the panel was constituted by Gov. Ugwuanyi \u201cpursuant to Executive Order No. 04 of 2020 dated 27th October, 2020, made in the exercise of his powers under Section 4 (1) of the Commission of Inquiry Law Cap. 24 of the Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004\u201d.<\/p>\n

Prof. Ortuanya stated that the terms of reference of the panel, which has sixty days to conclude and submit its report to the governor, are \u201cto identify private persons and security personnel who lost their lives and recommend compensation that may be paid to their families\u201d and \u201cto identify private persons and security personnel who sustained grievous bodily injuries and recommend compensation that may be paid to them\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other terms of reference are \u201cto determine private properties and security infrastructure destroyed and recommend compensation and\/or remedial measures\u201d and \u201cmake any recommendations arising out of the evidence, considerations or findings of the Administrative Panel in relation to the matters set out in paragraphs a \u2013 c above that the panel considers appropriate\u201d.<\/p>\n

The SSG disclosed that membership of the panel, which will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at the Government House, Enugu at 1pm include \u2013 Justice Fredrick Obieze, (Rtd.) \u2013 Chairman; Professor Frank Ezugwu (Provost, ESUTH College of Medicine) \u2013 Member; Professor Agozie Ogbodo (Dean, Faculty of Law, Godfrey Okoye University) \u2013 Member; H.R.H. Igwe Emmanuel Ugwu(Traditional Ruler of Ibagwa Nike) \u2013 Member; Professor Ngozi Ejionueme (Head, Department of Marketing, ESUT) \u2013 Member.<\/p>\n

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Others are Rev. Emmanuel Edeh (CAN Chairman in Enugu State) \u2013Member; Chief Frank Maluze (Chartered Estate Surveyor and Valuer) \u2013 Member; Comrade Modester Onwuha (Vice-President, SUG, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus) \u2013 Member; Barrister Ben. Chinedu Oloko (Private Legal Practitioner representing the Youths) \u2013 Member and Mr. Charles Abugu (Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Service) \u2013 Secretary.<\/p>\n