As a result of the incident which led to the death of some students of the University of Ife on 7th June, 1981, the President of the federal Republic of Nigeria and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari, constituted and appointed on the 16th June, 1981, the University of Ife student’s Incident Tribunal of Inquiry, with the the Honorable Mr. Justice Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore, as chairman and Mr. James Taggert and Mr. S.J. Okudu as memebers of the tribunal to ascertain the circumstances leading to the embarkation on a procession from the University campus to Ile ife town by the said students; to ascertain the kind of relationship and interaction, if any that existed between the said student and members of the Nigeria Police and about the day on which the incident took place; to determine the circumstances leading to the death of some of he students during the course of the said procession and determine whether any member of the Nigeria Police Force or of the student body or any other person, by conduct or negligence in any way caused or contributed to the death of the students or any of them and make recommendation as to measures to be taken against any such person or persons.