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End SARS: Lagos Judicial Panel Approves Reopening Of Lekki Toll Gate

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BREAKING: End SARS: Lagos judicial panel approves reopening of Lekki toll gate

 

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of End SARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate in October 2020, has given the go-ahead for the reopening of the toll plaza, Njenje Media News reports.

The Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi, who delivered the ruling returned control of the Lekki toll gate plaza to its owners, the Lekki Concession Company (LCC).

Justice Okuwobi listened to arguments for and against the application made by Demola Seriki, counsel to the LCC Ltd, for the re-opening of the facility.

Njenje Media News reports that this is the fourth time the LCC is making the application to reclaim ownership of the tollgate.

The other four members who sat with Justice Okuwobi are DIG Taiwo Lakanu (representing the police), Lucas Koyejo (from the National Human Rights Commission), Segun Awosanya (Segalink) and Oluwatoyin Odusanya (Director, Citizen’s Right).

Counsel to the LCC, Demola Seriki, in his submission, said the panel should allow LCC take possession of the toll gate plaza, for the purpose of evaluating the damage done so as to make insurance claims needed to effect the necessary repairs which he says will last about 2 months.

Immediately after the judgement, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa walked in with the other three members of the panel, Patience Udoh (representing civil society), Rinuola Oduola and Temitope Majekodunmi (representing the youths).

They then delivered dissenting decisions stating they were not in support of the repossession and the reopening of the Lekki toll plaza.

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