Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- The Osun State Government has constituted a 10-member committee to verify victims of election-related violence and oversee the disbursement of the N500 million endowment fund promised by Governor Ademola Adeleke after his re-election victory.

The committee, announced on Monday, is expected to receive and verify petitions, claims and supporting evidence from people affected by the violence and recommend appropriate relief for those found eligible.

The development comes barely a week after Mr Adeleke announced the fund following his victory in the 15 August governorship election, during which he acknowledged that the political contest had come at a heavy human cost, including deaths, injuries, destruction of property a...