The Anambra state government has approved the establishment of a bureau of missing persons.
Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, in a statement on Saturday said the approval was made at the State Executive Council meeting.
He said the bureau would be domiciled in the Ministry of Justice.
He said the establishment of the bureau was part of the fulfillment of the recommendation by the Truth, Justice and Peace Commission.
The Commission, which has 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.
