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Lagos Secures Release Of At Least 107 Arrested #EndSARS Protesters

  The Lagos State government says it has secured the release of scores of #EndSARS protesters arrested in parts of the state. Advertisement The young … Continue reading Lagos Secures Release Of At Least 107 Arrested #EndSARS Protesters

By Akinola Ajibola
Updated November 14, 2020
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A Nigerian youth seen waving the Nigerian national flag in support of the ongoing protest against the unjust brutality of The Nigerian Police Force Unit named Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos on October 13, 2020. – Nigerians took to the streets once again on October 13, 2020, in several cities for fresh protests against police brutality, bringing key roads to a standstill in economic hub Lagos. Demonstrations organised on social media erupted earlier this month calling for the abolition of a notorious police unit accused of unlawful arrests, torture and extra-judicial killings. The government gave in to the demand on October 11, 2020, announcing that the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was being disbanded in a rare concession to people power in Africa’s most populous nation. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP)
A file photo of a youth waving the Nigerian national flag during the protest against police brutality in Lagos on October 13, 2020.

 

The Lagos State government says it has secured the release of scores of #EndSARS protesters arrested in parts of the state.

The young Nigerians were detained in some police facilities and correctional centres in the state, an agency of the government – Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD) said in a statement on Saturday.

While 253 protesters have been exonerated, the government noted that it has secured the release of 107 people.

A breakdown of the figure reveals that eight were released from the Panti Police Station in Yaba, 59 were freed from the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre and 40 from the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre in the Apapa area of the state.

The government agency explained that the decision to secure the release of the youths followed the legal advice issued by the Office of the Lagos State Attorney-General, exonerating the protesters.

It confirmed that the release warrants have been obtained by the Office of the Public Defender from Ogba Magistrate and Yaba Magistrate Courts respectively, based on the order of the Office of the Attorney-General clearing the suspects.

“The Lagos State Office of the Public Defender would ensure that all suspects detained and exonerated by the Office of the State Attorney-General regain their freedom as OPD will visit all the police detention centres and correctional centres in the state to effect their release accordingly,” the statement said.

Read the tweets from the government below:

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