A lawyer, Festus Ogun, has asked the Ogun Point out Governing administration to make community the remaining report of the state’s judicial panel of investigation into police brutality and extrajudicial killings.

The report, which was submitted to Governor Dapo Abiodun very last July, proposed the award of above N218 million as compensation to 42 victims or family members who experienced police brutality.

In accordance to Mr Ogun, he has submitted a Independence of Information and facts ask for to the condition governing administration asking that the report be unveiled for the reason that it would be effective to the general public.

The lawyer, even so, recommended the condition authorities for placing up the panel with a mandate to examine alleged situations of law enforcement brutality in opposition to citizens.

“Thankfully, the Ogun State EndSARS Panel chaired by Justice Solomon Olugbemi, submitted its report on July 9, 2021 to Your Excellency – for implementation and other important actions.

“In perspective of this, I create pursuant to the Liberty of Information Act, 2011 to respectfully request for a clean up duplicate of the report submitted by the Ogun Condition Judicial Panel of Investigation into Law enforcement Brutality and Extrajudicial Killings.

“As a Nigerian citizen, human rights activist, Ogun-born legal practitioner and a lawful participant in the historical #EndSARS protest, I strongly think that offering a duplicate of the major report will be enormously advantageous to community fascination and the restitution system for victims whose fates hang on the report and its implementation.”

Questioned what he would do if the govt refuses to make the report general public irrespective of his ask for less than the legislation, the attorney mentioned, “There is unquestionably no explanation to hide the document from the general public.

“We are self-confident that this request will be handled urgently in line with the 7 days rule stipulated below Segment 4 of the Liberty of Facts Act, 2011. Ultimately, I undertake to pay back needed charges and administrative prices, if any, incidental thereto.”

White paper

Mr Ogun’s request arrived days following Lagos #EndSARS panel submitted its report to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with the latter straight away constituting a four-member panel to research the document and produce a white paper inside two weeks.
In Oct, the Ogun Condition previous Lawyer Basic and Commissioner for Justice, Akingbolahan Adeniran, said the state’s #EndSARS report has been despatched to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for critiques and further more motion.

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“We have submitted together with other governors to the office environment of the Vice President,” Mr Adeniran said.

“The strategy of the panel came soon after conversations with the Vice President, who inspired states to set up panels to look into it. The panel will do its report and there will be a white paper.”

“Regarding how the compensation is to be paid out, I imagine they are making an attempt to solve which fraction is to be paid out by the federal federal government and which fraction is to be paid out by point out governing administration, immediately after which the report will be created public. It is hard to make predictions about when that will be performed. We are pushing internally to make it take place.”

Contacted on Friday, Waheed Odusile, the Commissioner for Data in Ogun Condition, reported he could not affirm any even further improvement.

“I can’t affirm if there is any other advancement from what the former attorney typical informed you until I get to the office environment on Monday,” he stated.