Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for peace as a judicial panel set up to investigate police abuses in the commercial hub of Lagos begins sittings on Monday.

The investigative panel was one of the demands of the protesters who want police officers accused of abuse to be held accountable.

They also want victims of police brutality or their relatives to be compensated by the government.

Lagos state was the first of the country’s 36 states to set up a panel and has asked people to submit complaints.

In a tweet, President Buhari said the inquiry had his full support: