Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu virtually met with most of the lingering demands of #EndSARS protesters by reeling out the concessions his government has made at a press conference on Thursday.
In compliance with a directive of the National Economic Council, Sanwo-Olu announced the establishment of a judicial panel to investigate SARS and police brutality and rights violations.
As demanded by the protesters, Sanwo-Olu also named the trigger happy policemen who killed a protester in Surulere on Tuesday. He said the men are already facing orderly room trial in Lagos.
He also said his government has set up a N200million Fund, to compensate victims of police brutality.
And he urged protesters to embrace peace and dialogue.
According to the governor, a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution has been set up to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations committed by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the State.
The move is part of the steps being taken by Lagos Government to address the five-point demands of the youth demonstrating against SARS brutality.
Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during a live address held at the State House, Marina.
The panel, which is being headed by retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, will sit for six months and is mandated to thoroughly investigate all verifiable claims of abuses and fatalities arising from SARS engagement in the State, with the objective to bring erring officers to justice and get compensation for the victims.
The panel members has three individuals representing Civil Society, one person representing security agency and one person representing the Government.