Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has named some
officers “who brutalised” #EndSARS protesters in the state.
Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, the governor said
four officers involved in the incident are currently undergoing orderly room
trial.
“Lagos state is taking the issue of police misconduct very
very seriously. Earlier this week, we all recorded an incident that happened at
the Area C command in Surulere. All the four erring officers whose names I will
also mention have also been apprehended and they are going through an orderly
room trial,” he said.
“They’re Inspector Bagou Michael, Inspector Ekpoudom Etop,
Sergeant Nnamdi Madura and Sergeant Akinyemi Benson. All the four officers have
been identified and like I said, they’re going through an orderly room trial as
we speak.”
The governor, who noted that some of the #EndSARS demands
have been met, while others are work in progress, appealed to the youth to
reconsider the decision to continue with the protest.
“As leaders, if your voices have been heard, if your
agitation has been well taken care of, you now need to move on. That’s what
we’re asking,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu promised to ensure the release of any protester
still in police custody, and announced the setup of a judicial panel of enquiry
to investigate cases of police brutality.
The panel will be chaired by Doris Okuwobi, retired judge of
the Lagos high court.
“They will be given a six-month assignment in the first
instance and the details of their terms of reference will be sent out by the
attorney-general. There are three numbers that we’ve identified for them, and
from Monday, those numbers will go live. The numbers are 09010513203
09010513204 and 09010513205.”
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