Speaking during the inaugural sitting, the Chairman of the panel, Mr Justice Chukwuma Eneh (rtd.), said that the panel would do justice to the assignment. Eneh described the assignment as critical’ due to security threats in parts of the country arising from the activities of suspected herdsmen. “We call on Nimbo people and every other community where herdsmen live and graze their cattle in the state to cooperate with us, as we strive to discharge our duties without any ill will. “We equally call on the herdsmen to cooperate with us in spite of the season they are in.” Eneh said that the commission would do its best to curtail infringements on citizens’ rights in the interest of communities and herdsmen. He said that all parties involved would be given summons as the panel would not like anybody to complain of being omitted. “We have a commitment to look into all communities where herdsmen live and do their business in the state and call on all parties to maintain status quo ante. In his submission, Mr Sodiq Nwabueze, one of the counsels to Nimbo community, told the commission that the herdsmen were still grazing in the ravaged community. “We gathered that they came into Nimbo through Kogi State. We appeal to this panel to use their position to ask the herdsmen to leave our community, pending the outcome of this inquiry,” Nwabueze said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission has received more than 25 memoranda. The commission continue further hearing on June 13. Other members of the panel are Prof. Osita Ogbu, Prof. Uchenna Nwoha, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Ugwu, and Mrs Anthonia Ugbene. The Secretary of the panel is Mr Emmanuel Agbo, while the Chief Legal Officer is Mr Richard Dichi. (NAN) ]]>