In what many people will see as a major win for Nigerians, the Lagos state judicial panel hearing cases of police brutality has given a landmark judgement.
In the judgement, the panel awarded compensation to some victims of police brutality after having found their cases meritorious. Specifically, the petitinals were awarded the sum of N10 million.
Adebayo Abayomi for the extra judicial kiling of his mother, and Hannah Olugbodi for being shot by a police officer among others. The compensation was awarded by the Justice Doris Okuwobi (retrd) panel.
Recall that Anaedoonline.ng reported that a report indicated that 15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have presented themselves before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.
14 of them were said to have been shot at Lekki Toll Gate on the evening of Tuesday, October 20, while one was allegedly shot at Ojodu Berger. Also at the panel was one Nathaniel Solomon whose younger brother Abouta Solomon was allegedly shot dead at the toll gate.
In what many people will see as a major win for Nigerians, the Lagos state judicial panel hearing cases of police brutality has given a landmark judgement. In the judgement, the panel awarded compensation to some victims of police brutality after having found their cases meritorious. Specifically, the petitinals were awarded the sum of N10 million.
Adebayo Abayomi for the extra judicial kiling of his mother, and Hannah Olugbodi for being shot by a police officer among others. The compensation was awarded by the Justice Doris Okuwobi (retrd) panel.
Recall that Legit.ng reported that a report indicated that 15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have presented themselves before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.
14 of them were said to have been shot at Lekki Toll Gate on the evening of Tuesday, October 20, while one was allegedly shot at Ojodu Berger. Also at the panel was one Nathaniel Solomon whose younger brother Abouta Solomon was allegedly shot dead at the toll gate.
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