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US Govt Reacts to Lagos Judicial Panel Report Indicting Nigerian Military, Police

Posted on the 17 November 2021 by Maxiel

The panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retired) submitted the report on the Lagos Home, Ikeja, on Monday.

US Govt Reacts to Lagos Judicial Panel Report Indicting Nigerian Military, Police

The USA authorities has reacted after the Lagos State Panel for victims of SARS associated abuses and different issues submitted its report yesterday.

Recall that the report indicted each the Nigerian military and the police within the capturing of peaceable protesters on the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020 throughout Finish SARS protests.

The panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retired) submitted the report on the Lagos Home, Ikeja, on Monday.

Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu obtained the findings, suggestions and arrange a four-member committee.

The workforce led by Legal professional-Normal and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), will give you a White Paper in two weeks.

Sanwo-Olu promised that the state authorities's motion can be guided by the regulation and within the public curiosity.

In an announcement on Tuesday, the US Mission in Nigeria stated America awaits the response from President Muhammadu Buhari authorities and Lagos authorities.

The Embassy stated official actions are a part of a course of that represents an necessary mechanism of accountability concerning the EndSARS protests and the occasions on the tollgate.

"Those events led to serious allegations against some members of the security forces", the assertion reads. "We look forward to the Lagos State and federal governments taking suitable measures to address those alleged abuses as well as the grievances of the victims and their families."

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