Makinde Promises To Compensate Victims Of #EndSARS Protest

Following the destruction during the #EndSARS protest which engulfed the country in 2020, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has promised to ensure that people that lost their lives and properties get adequate compensation.

The governor while commissioning the new Ojoo Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibadan, which was constructed by the state government, said that his administration would continue to maintain cordial relationships with the Police and other security agencies.

Governor Makinde equally handed over 74 vehicles to Divisional Police Stations across the state, commending Police officers and other security agencies for keeping lives and properties safe and secured in the state.

He explained that the cooperation of the security agencies in the state with his administration and the synergy among the Police and other security agencies have ensured that criminalities were reduced to the barest minimum in the state.

The governor, who stated that he had received an additional report from the judicial panel set up to look into the incidents of police brutality in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, said  he would act on the report to ensure that everyone who lost lives and properties will get adequate compensation.

“The Police station we rebuilt here is one of the three Police stations destroyed during the #EndSARS protest. The damage done to the one at Egbeda was not much. The one at Iseyin was extensively damaged including the shops surrounding it.

“I am aware that it was the PCRC that renovated the one in Egbeda and I appreciate that. With this new Police Station here, we are restoring the facilities and also using the opportunity to build and further cement the relationship among the Police, the people and this administration.

“Let me also use this opportunity to thank the Nigerian Police, Oyo State Command, because you are doing very well for our people. ‘’

Earlier, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Adebowale Williams, commended the governor for being a visionary leader who was interested in improving the security architecture of the state.