EndSARs: Imo Govt To Pay N770 Million To Victims

The Imo state government has received the report of the Judicial
Commission of Inquiry on Police Brutality and Related Matters,
known as the ENDSARS panel, stating that the sum of N770,985,800
million, be paid as compensation to those affected.

This was part of the report received by the Imo state governor,
Hope Uzodimma, at the government house in Owerri, when the ENDSARS
panel headed by Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe (Rtd), submitted
their report to the governor.

According to the governor, the report of the panel would be a
guide to effectively implement and tackle the issues surrounding
the Police Brutality and Related Matters that led to the ENDSARS
protests.

He said: “The Federal Government asked States to set up
Commission of Inquiries to look into the causes or what led to the
decision of the young men and women to embark on the protest. I am
happy that with the report Government will have an idea of what
caused the protest and the mismanagement and the level of damages
to lives and property by the protesters.

“Let me also thank the Chairman and her members for doing a
thorough job considering the intricacies of their assignment, they
rendered a selfless service to the people and I want to assure you
Government will definitely implement the recommendations and guided
by the documents submitted; the Government action will be very
popular and acceptable by the people.”

Earlier in her remarks, the Chairman of the panel, Justice
Duruoha-Igwe in her report, “Recommended that a total sum of
N770,985,800 million be paid as compensation to petitioners by
government.

“The report is in three volumes: Volume I is the main report
embodying the findings and recommendations, Volume II (a) contains
Petitions from Petition No: JCIP/1/2020 to JCIP/77/2020, Volume II
(b) contains Petitions and Memoranda from Petition No. JCI/78/2020
to JCIP/154/2020. Volume III (a) contains Record of Proceedings
from 3/11/2020 to 8/2/2021, Volume III (b) contains Record of
Proceedings from 9/2/2021, 29/3/2021 and 4/5/2021.

She however, said: “We appealed to the Governor not to sweep our
report and recommendations under the carpet, adding that
implementation of their reports would “restore the confidence of
the people in believing that Government will correct the anomalies
of the past.”

The Imo state government has received the report of the Judicial
Commission of Inquiry on Police Brutality and Related Matters,
known as the ENDSARS panel, stating that the sum of N770,985,800
million, be paid as compensation to those affected.

This was part of the report received by the Imo state governor,
Hope Uzodimma, at the government house in Owerri, when the ENDSARS
panel headed by Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe (Rtd), submitted
their report to the governor.

According to the governor, the report of the panel would be a
guide to effectively implement and tackle the issues surrounding
the Police Brutality and Related Matters that led to the ENDSARS
protests.

He said: “The Federal Government asked States to set up
Commission of Inquiries to look into the causes or what led to the
decision of the young men and women to embark on the protest. I am
happy that with the report Government will have an idea of what
caused the protest and the mismanagement and the level of damages
to lives and property by the protesters.

“Let me also thank the Chairman and her members for doing a
thorough job considering the intricacies of their assignment, they
rendered a selfless service to the people and I want to assure you
Government will definitely implement the recommendations and guided
by the documents submitted; the Government action will be very
popular and acceptable by the people.”

Earlier in her remarks, the Chairman of the panel, Justice
Duruoha-Igwe in her report, “Recommended that a total sum of
N770,985,800 million be paid as compensation to petitioners by
government.

“The report is in three volumes: Volume I is the main report
embodying the findings and recommendations, Volume II (a) contains
Petitions from Petition No: JCIP/1/2020 to JCIP/77/2020, Volume II
(b) contains Petitions and Memoranda from Petition No. JCI/78/2020
to JCIP/154/2020. Volume III (a) contains Record of Proceedings
from 3/11/2020 to 8/2/2021, Volume III (b) contains Record of
Proceedings from 9/2/2021, 29/3/2021 and 4/5/2021.

She however, said: “We appealed to the Governor not to sweep our
report and recommendations under the carpet, adding that
implementation of their reports would “restore the confidence of
the people in believing that Government will correct the anomalies
of the past.”