The Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association on Wednesday commended the Lagos State Judicial Panel on #EndSARS for its timely report after the inquiry into the 2020 protests.
The Bar expressed its commendation in a statement signed respectively by its Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Pius Oiwoh and Andrew Lawani.
It extended its commendation to lawyers who provided free legal services to victims, adding that the Bar was delighted to stand by the unrivaled finding of facts determined by the panel.
It was gathered that the Lagos State Judicial Panel on #EndSARS submitted its report to the Lagos State Government on Nov. 15.
The panel was inaugurated on Oct. 19, 2020, to look into citizens’ complaints of rights abuses by operatives of the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
Following the fracas at the Lekki toll gate on Oct. 20, 2020, between protesters and security operatives, the terms of reference of the panel were expanded to cover the imbroglio.
The NBA in its statement on Wednesday described the report of the panel as a job well done.
