#EndSARS: Lagos AG to prosecute 92 for murder, arson, others

The Director of Public Prosecutions will be prosecuting 92 people out of the 361 persons arrested in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos over offences ranging from arson, stealing, breaking into buildings, armed robbery to murder. The office has advised that 253 persons be released forthwith for non-disclosure of prima facie cases against […]

The Director of Public Prosecutions will be prosecuting 92 people out of the 361 persons arrested in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests in Lagos over offences ranging from arson, stealing, breaking into buildings, armed robbery to murder.

The office has advised that 253 persons be released forthwith for non-disclosure of prima facie cases against them.

In the meantime, two case files in respect of 16 persons have been advised for further investigation by the police.

In a statement released by Kayode Oyekanmi, the Director, Public Affairs Lagos State Ministry of Justice on Sunday, the state attorney general explained that the police forwarded 40 case files in respect of the 361 persons arrested for criminal offences in connection with the EndSARS protests to the Directorate of Public Prosecution for legal advice between November 4 and 5, 2020.

According to the statement: “Legal advice has been issued in respect of all the 40 case files received, and as at 6th November, 2020, the directorate has been able to dispatch legal advice in respect of 81 persons that are being charged to the various courts, while others will be dispatched to court on Monday, 9th November, 2020.

The statement further read that, “The Office of the Attorney General, Lagos State, will ensure that those arrested by the police are treated in accordance with due process of law while it remains committed to maintaining the rule of law and ensuring peace and order in the state.”