The United Nations has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and the Federal Government to implement the report of the panel on the controversal shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate during last year’s #ENDSARS protests.
The Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel reports that soldiers were involved in killings coparable to massacre.
It thus recommends punishment for all the officers involved.
While some people loyal to the Federal Government have been faulting the report, the UN on Tuesday said the government had a duty to implement the recommendations.
According to its Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon, submission of the findings of the judicial panel will accelerate the process of justice and accountability.
Kallon in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘United Nations welcomes the submission of #EndSARS report, urges government’s commitment to implementing judicial panel’s recommendations’, said the implementation of the findings would help rebuild trust and start the process of healing and reconciliation.
Kallon said, “I welcome the submission to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of the reports of the judicial panel on claims of brutality and shooting in the Lekki area of Lagos State during the 2020 #EndSARS protests.
“I urge the government to implement the recommendations of the judicial panel of inquiry to rebuild trust and start the process of healing and reconciliation.”
