SARS Panel begins sitting in Lagos, calls for testimony from victims

Last updated: 2020/10/20 at 4:57 PM

starconnect Published 20 October 2020

SARS Panel calls for statements from victims

Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor; Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, Head of Service; members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses in Lagos State, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, Rtd. Deputy Inspector General of Police; Mr. Ebun Adegboruwa (SAN), representing the Civil Society; Retired Justice Doris Okwuobi, Chairman of the Panel; Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Governor; Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), State Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, during the inauguration of the Judicial Panel at Lagos House, Marina, on Monday, October 19, 2020

Admin l Tuesday, October 20, 2020

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Justice Doris Okwuobi Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution on human rights violations by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS sworn in by Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has began its public sitting in Lagos State.

In a Statement signed today by the Panel Secretary, Mr Babajide Boye, the sittings of the panel will hold in the open and as such, members of the public and the Press are invited to be part of every sitting.

The statement, also announced that victims of Sars related abuses are encouraged to submit memoranda and appear before the panel.

According to the Statement, the panel has six- months to complete its task.

While thanking members of the public and the media in the State for their anticipated support and cooperation, the Secretary enjoined Lagosians to participate actively by reaching out to the panel via:

Venue of Sittings: LASWA Head office, Five Cowries Terminal, LASWA Yard (under bridge) Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Lagos

Telephone: 0901 051 3203, 0901 051 3204, 0901 051 3205

Memorandas can be submitted through Email: Judicialpanelon [email protected]