While the final report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution is pending, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that the government will make the findings fully available to the public.
The State Government, according to Sanwo-Olu, would not try to hide the panel’s recommendations, whether they are favorable or not. The Governor stated that the report of the panel would aid in the strengthening of true reconciliation and the prevention of recurrence of violence in the state.
On Thursday, Sanwo-Olu spoke on the difficult process of rebuilding the state, one year after a wave of arsonist assaults erupted in response to EndSARS rallies in Lagos.
Following the violence that erupted in the aftermath of the demonstration, arsonists set fire to public transportation infrastructure, court buildings, police stations, private properties, and iconic assets in Lagos on October 21, 2020.
The panel, according to Gov. Sanwo-Olu, was established to investigate claims of police abuse of human rights and to determine the cause of coordinated attacks on Lagos, and that the panel’s final findings will be completely implemented.
The panel’s sessions ended on Monday, after it had been in place for a year.
Sanwo-Olu said: “The panel concluded its sittings about three days ago and has asked for time to put the reports together behind closed doors. We do not know the content of the report, but we want to say publicly that, upon the handover of the report, we will be making it public. We will not cover up anything. This is not who we are and that is not what our Government stands for. We will make full disclosure of whatever recommendations that the panel will come up with. I assure citizens of Lagos that we will not leave anything to chance.”
