Which public inquiry panel was constituted in June 1999 to investigate human rights violations committed during Nigeria's successive military regimes?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. the Oputa Panel on Human Rights Violations
- Step 1: In June 1999, President Obasanjo appointed the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission, popularly known as the Oputa Panel. Step 2. Chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, it held public hearings examining state-sponsored abuses, assassinations, and torture from 1966 to 1999. Answer: the Oputa Panel on Human Rights Violations. Why not the others: Uwais led the 2008 electoral reform panel; Belgore chaired national conference and constitutional committees; Aguda led the federal capital panel.
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