The Lagos State House of Assembly is currently holding an emergency session over the #EndSarsprotests across the country.
The House of Assembly at the sitting on Friday called for an adequate compensation for citizens who may come open with verifiable evidence of their ordeal in the hands of the “authorised criminals” called SARS.
Desmond Elliot, the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency during the discussion of the demands of the campaigners said “It has gone beyond having hotlines or doing reforms. We really need to look into it. Nigeria Police are working for the people. If the (SARS) unit is working for the people and the people are calling for it to be disbanded, then let us do what they are saying.”
The Deputy Speaker in his contribution called on the Senate to institute a public probe on the extrajudicial killings of innocent Nigerian youths.
End SARS protests were held in various locations across Nigeria on Wednesday, however, while many thought the noontime demonstrations would be all for the day, a group of young people led by Mr. Debo Adebayo, a comedian popularly known as Mr. Macaroni, stormed the premises of the Lagos Assembly, asking that the lawmakers pass legislation that will see to the disbandment of the SARS unit in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
The lawmakers are seeking negotiations with the protesters who have taken to the streets on a day 3 protest.
“We demand a list of officers that have been held culpable which should be published and transparent prosecution of all guilty Police officers”.
“We demand a public enquiry on the activities of the unit in the past one year duly published in the media.”
The House is also calling on the National Assembly, the Inspector General of Police to seriously consider listening to the cry of the people.
The speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa had on Thursday night addressed some protesters who had stormed the complex, assuring of their support.
