#EndSARS: Bayelsa Judicial panel begins sitting, pledges fair hearing
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The Bayelsa State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and related extra judicial killings on Tuesday began sitting in Yenagoa with an assurance to adopt the principle of the rule of law and fair hearing.
In its inaugural speech, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Young Ogola (rtd) announced that the Judicial panel had so far received 18 petitions adding that it was still open for more petitions till Jan. 31, 2021.
He said the panel would investigate complaints of police brutality or extra judicial killing, evaluate and draw conclusions on validity of complaints and recommend compensation and other remedial measures.