Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, OPD, acting on the legal advice issued by the Office of the Lagos State Attorney-General exonerating two hundred and fifty-three #EndSARS protest suspects, has secured the release of some youths from Police facilities and Correctional Centres in the State.  

In a statement issued by the Agency, the release warrants have been obtained by the Office of the Public Defender from Ogba Magistrate and Yaba Magistrate Courts, based on the order of the Office of the Attorney-General clearing the suspects.

The statement added that the directive has made it possible for OPD to secure the release of eight #EndSARS protest suspects from Panti Police Station, fifty-nine from Medium Correctional Centre and forty from Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre.

It stated that the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender would ensure all suspects detained and exonerated by the Office of the State Attorney-General regain their freedom.

This is as the OPD will visit all the Police detention centres and Correctional Centres in the State to effect their release accordingly.