There were allegations that the Nigeria Police in Oyo State had been refusing hearing notices served by the Oyo State Judicial Panel on petitions filed by some aggrieved members of the public over allegations of police brutality. This revelation was made on Tuesday at the inaugural sitting of the Oyo State Judicial Panel as it was reported that the panel had issues with hearing notices on 68 of the filed petitions. The panel is expected to evaluate the evidence presented and draw conclusions on the veracity of the allegations presented before it. It was alleged before the panel that the Nigeria Police rejected service to appear before the panel to defend themselves on the petition when served. The legal officer informed the panel that the police at Iyana Offa refused to be served the panel summons.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 26, 2021 13:40 UTC