Shola Soyele
The Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Hon. Rasaq Ajala has appeared before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS following a summons issued on him.
He was summoned by the panel to assist with information in the petition filed by the family of late Ayuub Azeez, a 21-year-old generator technician who was allegedly killed in October 2020 by men of the Olosan police station in the Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA in Mushin.
The chairman of the LCDA who testified as a witness on Tuesday told the panel that the father of the deceased reported the incident to him and sought his help to retrieve the body which was said to have been carried away by the policemen.
Shola Soyele
Updated May 25, 2021
Justice Doris Okuwobi and other members of the Lagos Judicial panel during a sitting on April 30, 2021.
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS has issued a bench warrant to summon Hon. Rasaq Ajala, the Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area.
Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi issued the warrant on Tuesday at the instance of the police counsel, Cyril Ajiofor who told the panel that the Chairman had again failed to honour the summons issued to him to appear.
Today’s proceeding makes it the third time, that Hon Ajala would be ignoring the summons of the panel.
Shola Soyele
Updated May 15, 2021
Chairman of the Lagos State Judicial Panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi, hands over a cheque to Bolanle Amudalat Kareem and her lawyer, Aderemi Aka on May 15, 2021.
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS has again given out cheques to more victims of police brutality.
At the panel’s sitting on Saturday, two victims were awarded the sum of N11 million as compensation.
With the new compensations, the panel has now given out a total sum of N68. 25 million to 12 petitioners.
In the petition of late Rasheed Olanrewaju Kareem, his widow was awarded the sum of N10m for the extra judicial killing.
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