Suspend mass burial for #EndSARS victims, protesters tell Lagos govt

Suspend mass burial for #EndSARS victims, protesters tell Lagos govt

A coalition of #EndSARS protesters and supporters have kicked against mass burial for 103 EndSARS victims being planned by the Lagos State Government.

They accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State of misinforming the public about the killings that occurred at the Lekki Tollgate in October 2020.

The Coalition of #EndSARS Frontliners, in a statement, called for the suspension of the planned mass burial of 103 bodies immediately and implement recommendations of a judicial panel earlier set up to probe the incident.

The group said, “The government must stop using deceitful tactics and face the reality that their actions led to the death of defenceless Nigerians.

“We demand the Lagos State government suspend the planned mass burial of 103 bodies in TOS Funeral Services immediately.

“It should implement the recommendations of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry’s White Paper.

“It should also establish a one-month notice for citizens to access the 103 bodies, in the hopes of identifying their loved ones.”

The group also stated, “The panel found that the Lagos State Government, the Nigerian military and the police were culpable in the massacre of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate.

“The report noted that the military and the police shot at peaceful protesters on October 20, 2020, at the Lekki Toll Gate. The military, on the invitation of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Sanwo-Olu, took away the bodies and corpses of the dead protesters in their vans, in an attempt to cover up and clean up the crime scene.”