Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said governors did not breach the law by setting up judicial panels of inquiry in their respective states. This response is a reaction to arguments that have ensued about the constitution of panels of inquiry by the governors. Many have argued that panels set up by the governors to probe police brutality are illegal because they do not have such powers....

The attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has said there is a likelihood that hoodlums wearing military fatigues are responsible for the massacre of protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos state. Malami said it was “pre-emptive” to conclude that there had even been shootings, adding that “hoodlums” may have been hired to create a scene. While addressing journalists on Monday in Abuja, the AGF said investigation is underway to ascertain what truly happened at the Lekki...

The Oyo State government has set up a 500-million-naira compensation fund for the victims of police brutality in the state. Seyi Makinde, the state governor disclosed this yesterday at a stakeholder meeting by in Ibadan, the capital city. “Let me also state that we have set up an initial Five Hundred Million Naira Compensation Fund for victims of injustice,” he said. The governor encouraged residents of the state that have suffered any form of injustice...