The Lagos State Government has set up a N200 million fund for residents in the state who have been victims of police brutality.
This disclosure was made by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, while addressing some angry protesters, in Alausa, Ikeja, and keeping up with his promise yesterday to address the issue of compensation for the victims.
While making the announcement, the governor requested from the leaders of the protests, a list of names of Lagos State residents that have been affected by police brutality.
He said that the compensation funds will be supervised by Civil Society Organizations appointed by members of the public.
The governor in a tweet post said, ‘’We are also immediately setting up a trust fund to compensate the families of police brutality in Lagos state even though no amount of money can reduce their plain. The trust fund will be supervised by a team appointed transparently by members of the public.’’
Sanwo-Olu, while calling on the protesters to send the list of all those that have fallen victim of SARS brutality in Lagos, said that he fully identifies with their #EndSARS struggles and feels their pain.
Sanwo-Olu, who joined the protesters in Alausa, Ikeja, received a letter containing a list of their demands and once again reiterated his support. He said he is going to Abuja, today, to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and would clearly point out these issues to him.
In a related development, the Lagos State Governor has directed the police to release all those arrested during the #EndSARS protests in the state.
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Anonymous has taken over the Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission.
Published 3 hours ago on October 16, 2020By William Ukpe #EndSARS: Popular hacking group, Anonymous allegedly hacks Nigerian Govt. websites, How to protect your bank account from phishing attempts
The hacker group popularly known as “Anonymous” has hacked the Twitter handle of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
This was confirmed today on Twitter after the group made a couple of pro-EndSARS tweets using the handle of the NBC.
The group said they are out to disclose the secrets of the Nigerian government and also asked Nigerians to pick the government websites they would want to get hacked.
Good morning, great Nigerians. TGIF and it’s also a good day to #ENDSARS and #EndSWAT
Which government website(s) would you want us to play with?
Drop your suggestions under this tweet. #TwitterDown #NBChacked
— nbcgovng (@nbcgovng) October 16, 2020
We #Anonymous are out to expose government’s secrets &
dirtyfiles
Put an #ENDTOPOLICEBRUTALITY#Twitterdown#NBChacked pic.twitter.com/fyNLGUyD5t
— nbcgovng (@nbcgovng) October 16, 2020
We #Anonymous have taken over all the NG Official Twitter’s Account to support #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY.
WE’RE TOGETHER WITH NIGERIANS.
EXPECT UNEXPECTED#OpNigeria#Hacked @thecableng @4eyedmonk @MBuhari pic.twitter.com/8a28G49fFh
— nbcgovng (@nbcgovng) October 16, 2020
There has been no response from the Federal Government over the hacking so far.
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