The Anambra State Government has approved the establishment of a bureau of missing persons.
The Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, in a statement on Saturday said the approval was made at the State Executive Council meeting.He said the establishment of the bureau was part of the fulfilment of the recommendation 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 Governor Chukwuma Soludo on February 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.
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