The last three days have shown that the conversation around the report submitted by the Lagos State Judicial Panel set up to, among other issues, investigate the Lekki tollgate shooting a year ago, will not die down soon.
While many youths and persons who participated in the ENDSARS protest last year feel vindicated by the panel’s findings and are eager that the recommendations in the report are implemented soonest, there are others who are pushing back and have pointed to some inconsistencies in the report.
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In this interview, Abiodun Jelili Owonikoko tells us about his defence of the Lagos State Government while the panel was in session and give us his thoughts on the report on the Lekki tollgate shooting.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Owonikoko served as counsel to the Lagos State Government during the year-long sitting of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters.
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