Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission
The final report of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission (1999-2002), also known as the Oputa Panel, was not published but unofficially released in 2015. The original report ordered an investigation into military rule that began in 1966 and lasted until 1999 when the country returned to democratic rule. The mandate also sought to acknowledge Nigeria’s past abuses and begin a process to compensate for injustices.
| Established | Conflict Period |
Mandate | Final Report | Peace Agreement |
| 1999, by presidential order | 1966-1999 | Statutory Instrument No. 8 of 1999
Statutory Instrument No. 13 of 1999 |
2015 Unofficial Release of Final Report Synoptic Overview; Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4; Vol. 5; Vol. 6; Vol. 7, Vol. 8; Vol. 9 | – |
Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The mandate of the Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2007-2009) was to produce an authoritative record of the causes and effects of cult-related atrocities and other violence in the Nigerian state between 2000 and 2004.
| Established | Conflict Period |
Mandate | Final Report | Peace Agreement |
| 2007 | 2000-2004 | – | Report not made public | – |
Osun Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The mandate of the Osun Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2011) was to identify the grievances and causes that led to gross human rights violations, identify the state and non-state actors responsible, and acknowledge the suffering of those most affected, among other aims.
| Established | Conflict Period |
Mandate | Final Report | Peace Agreement |
| 2011 | 2003-2011 | – | Report not made public | – |