The Judicial Panel of Enquiry on Police Brutality in Ondo state and Other Matters sitting in Akure has visited the Secretariat of the People's Democratic Party, PDP to see the damage done by hoodlums during the ENDSARS protest.
The PDP had earlier submitted a petition to the panel asking for compensation as regards the "destruction and burning of the Secretariat and loss of property as a fallout of violent protest against police brutality".
The members of the Judicial Panel, headed by Justice Adesola Sidiq (Rtd), alongside PDP state Chairman, Fatai Adams, PDP's Secretary and Legal Representative, Olusola Olujimi and other party members on Wednesday went round the Secretariat to ascertain the level of damages done by the hoodlums
Speaking to journalist after the visitation, Justice Sidiq noted that the visit was to ascertain facts but not assess.
"We are on a fact finding mission to be sure as to what their petition contains. We must come to the scene to ascertain what they are claiming. We have come and seen it" he said.
The Justice noted that the Q.S. in the panel would later visit the Secretariat to assess the worth of the property destroyed and advise the panel as appropriate.
He however stressed that the panel was set up for everybody, irrespective of party affiliation and every petitioner with damaged property would be visited by the panel.
Reacting to the visitation, the PDP Legal Counsel, Bar Olujimi passed vote of confidence on the panel to serve justice appropriately.
"Looking at the Calibre of people we have there, a retired Justice; of course we have no reason to doubt them. Looking at the fact that they are here to visit the locus, why should we doubt them? Politics apart, we have no reason to doubt them and I believe they will do the needful", Olujimi said.
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