LAGOS TO PROSECUTE NINETY-TWO FOR ARSON, STEALING, MURDER, OTHERS.

Two hundred and fifty-three persons arrested by the Police for criminal offences in connection to the EndSARS protest in Lagos State are to be released immediately for non- disclosure of a prima facie case against them by the Police.

In a Statement released by the Office of Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo earlier today.

The Attorney General explained that the Nigerian Police forwarded forty case files in respect of the three hundred and sixty-one persons arrested for criminal offences in connection with the EndSARS protests to the Directorate of Public Prosecution for Legal Advice, between fourth to fifth of November 2020.

According to the Statement; “Legal Advice have been issued in respect of all the forty case files received, and as at sixth November 2020, the Directorate has been able to despatch Legal Advice in respect of eighty-one persons that are being charged to the various courts, while others will be despatched to court on Monday nineth November 2020.

In the statement made public by the Ministry of Justice Director, Public Affairs, Kayode Oyekanmi out of the three hundred and sixty-one persons, the Director of Public Prosecutions shall be prosecuting ninety-seven persons for different offences ranging from arson, stealing, breaking into buildings, armed robbery and murder, while the office have advised that two hundred and fifty-three persons be released forthwith for non-disclosure of a prima facie case.

The statement says in the meantime, two case files in respect of sixteen persons have been advised for further investigation by the Police”.

The Statement further assured the Public; “that the Office of the Attorney General, Lagos State will ensure 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”.