By our Reporter
Two victims of police brutality had received 10m each from Lagos Judicial Panel.
The panel of Inquiry awarded the monetary compensations to two petitioners who were victims of police brutality.
It would be recalled that the panel was set up last year after hundreds of Nigerians protested nationwide against years of police brutality especially focused on the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.
The panel was mandated to hear petitions from alleged victims and ensure they get justice through prosecution of offenders, and compensation as a form of relief for the victims.
Olugbodi,one of the victims had told the panel about how a stray police bullet had hit her leg in 2018, when officers were trying to extort some young men around Ijesha market.
The hairstylist spent six months at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), and now walks with the aid of a crutch.
Abayomi’s compensation was awarded on behalf of his mother, Kudirat, who was killed by a stray bullet fired by SARS officers who were attempting to arrest internet fraudsters in 2017.