Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has approved the establishment of a bureau of missing persons for the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the approval was made at the State Executive Council meeting.
Nwosu said that the bureau would be domiciled in the ministry of Justice.
He said the establishment of the bureau followed a recommendation for same by the Truth, Justice and Peace Commission.
The Commission, which had Prof. Chidi Odinkalu as chairman, Bianca Ojukwu as Secretary and Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje the Commissioner of Justice as members submitted its report to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo on Feb. 17.
The Commissioner said part of the mandate of the Bureau was to trace cases of missing persons and come up with the needed database to support Police investigations and eventual prosecution of suspects.
The committee, inaugurated by Soludo in June 23, 2022, followed agitations that led to killings and destructions of property in the state and the south-east region.
The purpose of the committee is to seek a restorative justice approach for truth-telling or real facts, and for the healing of the victims of the violence.
It was to account for the responsibility and accountability of the actors, conditional mercy for the repentant perpetrators.
It was also to handle victims restitution for certain losses and rehabilitation to allow restoration of peace and justice as well as the promotion of development in the state.
