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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu with #ENDSARS protesters [PHOTO CREDIT: @jidesanwoolu]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu with #ENDSARS protesters [PHOTO CREDIT: @jidesanwoolu]

#EndSARS: Lagos govt sets up panel for victims of police brutality

A N200 million trust fund has been setup and will be managed by the panel set up to compensate victims of police brutality.

byIfeoluwa Adediran
October 16, 2020
3 min read

The Lagos State government on Thursday said it has set to a seven-member panel to look into cases of police brutality and compensation for victims with verifiable cases.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State governor said this during a press briefing.

Mr Sanwo-Olu said a N200 million trust fund has been setup and will be managed by the panel set up to compensate victims of police brutality.

This announcement is following days of #EndSARS protests, which have rocked the state.

Protesters have taken over major roads in Lagos clamouring for an end to police brutality. The Lekki toll gate and Lagos-Ibadan expressway, which are major routes for economic activities in the state, have been blocked for several days by the protesters.

The angry protesters are also calling for a change in governance in Nigeria.

Compensation for victims of police brutality

Speaking on Thursday, Mr Sanwo-Olu said a ‘Panel of Enquiry and Restitution’ has been set up for victims of SARS In Lagos.

“We have setup a seven-man panel that will ensure that all those with verifiable cases of SARS brutality or fatality receive compensation.

Lagos Sate Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,during aduring a press briefing.
Lagos Sate Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,during aduring a press briefing.

“The panel will be chaired by retired Justice Doris Okuwobi. Other members are: Mr. Ebun Adegboruwa, SAN (representing the civil society); Rtd. DIG Taiwo Lakanu (a retired deputy inspector general of police); Ms Patience Udoh (representing the civil society); Mr. Segun Awosanya (human rights activist); Mrs. Olutoyin Odusanya (director, Citizens Mediation Centre ; as well as a rep/member of the youth-led protest and a representative of the Human Rights Commission, ” he said.

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Emphasising that no amount can compensate for the loss and sad experiences of individuals in the hands of SARS officials, the state governor said a trust fund of N200 million has been set up for compensation.

“We are setting up a help desk for the complaints and petitions to the panel. From next week, you will be able to reach them directly on these dedicated numbers; 0901 051 3203; 3204; and 3205,” the state governor said.

Meanwhile, the state governor said police officers involved in brutalising protesters during the Monday protest at Surulere have been identified and will face trial.

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“The Lagos CP has arrested the officers involved in brutalising protesters at the Surulere protest venue and an orderly room trial has begun.

“The officers are; Inspector Bagou Michael; Inspector Ekpoudom Etop; Sgt Nnamdi Majura & Sgt. Akinyemi Benson. They are facing orderly room trials immediately and be rest assured that we will follow up on these trials,” Mr Sanwo-Olu said.

While maintaining that protesters have the right to peaceful gathering across the state, Mr Sanwo-Olu said the police in Lagos have a clear instruction to cooperate with protesters, and in situations where arrests are unavoidable, there must be full transparency and upholding of their legal rights.

Mr Sanwo-Olu pleaded with the youths to stop protesting and give the government a chance to take appropriate actions.

After meetings with the President, IGP, Lagos CP and the NGF today, I will like to sòrò soke about what we are immediately doing in Lagos to build trust, #EndPoliceBrutality and ensure we don’t have to address these issues again. pic.twitter.com/g0wt3dHcu0

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) October 15, 2020

“I want to call on the youth and other groups protesting across the state to receive our outstretched arms, sheath your powerful swords and give us a chance at the federal and state level, to consolidate on these actions being promptly taken to address your concerns.

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“Even as we affirm the constitutional rights of all protesters to peacefully make your grievances known, it is also our duty as a government to ensure that the exercise of a set of rights by one group of people does not in any way constrain the rights of any other group of people, ” he said.

The #EndSARS protest has continued in different parts of the country despite different concessions made by the government to appease the youth.

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