Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court Abuja has declared as illegal the 15-man probe panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Idris, to investigate the violence that took place during and after the December 10, 2016, National and State Assembly rerun election in Rivers State.

Delivering judgement in the suit filed on January 11, 2017, by the Rivers State Government and Governor Nyesom Wike, Justice Kolawole said “the police panel was unknown to law” because it lacked constitutional backing.

Consequently, the court held that the report of the panel was not valid and of doubtful source.

The trial judge also held that it was wrong for the IGP to constitute a police panel that had the Department of State Security as member.

Justice Kolawole noted that even though Section 4 and 11 of Police Act, allows the police to investigate allegations of crime, the law stipulates that the it will require presidential assent for the police to delegate power to another prosecutorial agency.

Justice Kolawole also said that had the report of the panel been placed before the court, it would have been quashed

In view of this, Justice Kolawole said it remained to be seen whether the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, would prosecute those indicted by the police probe panel based on an illegal report.

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How can u copy someone's Facebook gist and post it as news Pls be careful

We knew police panel is a scam and these yeye judges up an dan should continue their nonsense


After so much compelling evidence, audio recordings, phone calls a competent honest court would dismiss a probe into that election ?


You don't live forever but whatever you do . do it right karma is a biatchh

Nobody get morale pass Wike. High Tension!!!!

blackpanda:
How can u copy someone's Facebook gist and post it as news Pls be careful

Is not just somebody, he is the special Adviser to the Governor on Social Media. Hope that helps.

There is a thread on this already with a credible source

The zoo will fall

Can someone tell me what is going on? First it was Presidency asking for Saint Amaechi to resign, now it's his Police committee he set up via the super professional police IG that has been quashed by an ABUJA COURT. Ah, lest I forget, the commission of enquiry set up by Wicked Wike which found Saint Amaechi unbelievably filthy was again upheld in a court of competent jurisdiction. You know one empty vessel make note of the fact that the judgment was from a Port Harcourt court. I wonder what he/she will say about the Abuja own. Why alwasy Amaechi? Let me come and be going like bubu.

thunder74:

Is not just somebody, he is the special Adviser to the Governor on Social Media. Hope that helps.

if he like he should be guardian angel to the president of osakpolor primary school. Facebook is simply not an authentic source for news! Period