Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that only one person of those arrested in Lagos during the #ENDSARS anniversary protest has not been released.
According to him, he has ordered all to be set free but police say some dangerous weapons were found on the person still with them.
He said this on Thursday while reflecting on the historical protest and how it affected Lagos.
He said, “Yesterday (Wednesday), we saw a protest in Lagos and everybody that was arrested in connection with the protest have all been released, except an individual that was caught with dangerous weapons and who confessed to the police that he joined the protest to cause mayhem.
“It is exactly a year ago today when Lagos was hit by violence in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests. Lagos witnessed massive destruction of infrastructure, iconic buildings, transport infrastructure, police station and others.
“Today being a year after the event, there is no better time to say how difficult it has been for us as a State and how committed it has been for us. As tough as it is, the Government will certainly not shy away from its responsibility. We see the incident as a challenge and we will fix it with everything that we have.”
Sanwo-Olu also said his government would not cover up the recommendations of the panel, whether it was in its favour or not.
“The panel concluded its sittings about three days ago and has asked for time to put the reports together behind closed doors. We do not know the content of the report, but we want to say publicly that, upon the handover of the report, we will be making it public. We will not cover up anything. This is not who we are and that is not what our Government stands for. We will make full disclosure of whatever recommendations that the panel will come up with. I assure citizens of Lagos that we will not leave anything to chance,” he aded.
