STATES, FG TO PAY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ENDSARS PROTESTS, PROSECUTE THOSE INDICTED

ABUJA – In receipt of reports from judicial panels regarding EndSARS protests set up in 28 States across the country and in the FCT, the National Economic Council have resolved that payment of compensation to victims should proceed with each State, in collaboration with the Federal Government, establishing the modalities for the settlement of all monetary compensations awarded by the panels.<br /><br />According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – <a href="http://www.startrendinternational.com" rel="noopener">www.startrendinternational.com</a> by ‘Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President, equally, NEC, which is composed of all State Governors in the Federation and representatives of the FG, Chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, also unanimously resolved on Friday, October 15, 2021, to ensure the prosecution of persons indicted by the panels. The Council specifically directed States “to immediately forward copies of final reports of the panels to their Attorneys-General for prompt arraignment and prosecution of all indicted persons.<br /><br />“Where incidents in the reports relate to matters of discipline, in addition to prosecution, NEC urged the Nigeria Police Force to take disciplinary action on the affected officers in line with the provisions of the Police Act 2020.”<br /><br />Also rising from today’s NEC meeting, members strongly advised those planning protests to mark the anniversary of the ENDSARS to reconsider the option in view of “current security situation across the country and the possibility of such protests being hijacked by armed hoodlums and other opportunistic criminals to cause mayhem at such protest events and venues.”<br /><br />Below are the NEC resolutions on the panels and an advisory on the planned protests:<br /><br />NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON “ENDSARS” PANELS’ REPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY – 15TH OCTOBER 2021<br /><br />At its meeting today, 15th October 2021, the N