By CHIMEZIE ANASO

The Truth, Justice and Peace Commission, investigating the crisis of insecurity in Southeast Nigeria, will on March 6 submit the report of its findings to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra.

Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, Chairman of the Commission, who said this in Awka on Monday, expressed the hope that the report would mark a watershed in the quest for peace, reconciliation and stability across the Southeast.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Soludo, after spending just three months in office as governor of Anambra, set up the Commission in June 2022 in a move that signalled his earnest and genuine quest for peace in Anambra.

The Commission which has Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu as Secretary, was set up with the mandate to inquire into causes, impact and make recommendations for possible solution to insecurity in Anambra.

Speaking on the work of the Commission, Odinkalu, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission and a frontline Human Rights Lawyer, said the job was tasking but a great privilege.

He said the Commission has enjoyed the support of the government and communities around Southeast Nigeria, which shows that people in the region wanted an end to insecurity.

He thanked the Government of Anambra State for the genuine quest for an end to insecurity which he described as hydra-headed arising from multiplicity of causes which were all captured.

Odinkalu said he hoped that the report would also serve as a reference point for other states which may want to address the security situations in their domains with sincerity and commitment as well as for the Federal government.

“We also want to thank the good people of Anambra, traditional rulers, town union leaderships, security agencies, the media for their invaluable cooperation and support,” he said. (NAN)