Why won’t Lagos submit the #EndSARS panel report to the FG?

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On Monday, the presidency explained why Lagos would not send the judicial panel’s report on Endsars violence to the federal government. According to the law, the federal government cannot appoint a probe by the states, according to presidential spokesman Femi Adesina. He explained that when the state makes declarations on the panel’s conclusions, the Federal Government will be interested. Adesina stated that they would not be bringing it to the Federal Government, but that the government might look into the grey areas. What might happen is that the federal government would be curious to hear from the states on the report of the panel. “When the reports are released, the federal ones will undoubtedly be taken into account. Some issues would be dealt with by the federal government, while others would be dealt with by the state governments. “There is a Federal Attorney General who will advise and the necessary will be done,” Adesina said. Last Monday, the Lagos State Government’s Panel of Inquiry released its report, accusing the military and police of killing 11 persons at the Lekki Tollgate. According to the board’s findings, unarmed, defenseless, and helpless protesters were gunned down, wounded, and brutally murdered by Nigerian Army officials at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020, as they waved the Nigerian flag and sang the national anthem, without provocation or justification, and the manner of assault and murder could be characterized as the slaughter in context. The panel also discovered that the Nigerian Army’s actions were worsened by its unwillingness to allow ambulances to bring medical aid to those in need. It was also discovered that the Army’s own Rules of Engagement had been broken. The Nigerian Police Force sent police to the Lekki Toll Gate on October night 20, 2020, and throughout the night and morning of October 21, 2020, the army fired, assaulted, and bashed unarmed demonstrators, resulting in injuries and deaths, the panel observed. They also attempted to conceal their actions by collecting ammunition when they were done.