#End SARS: Lagos Police Makes 7 Demands From Governor Sanwo-Olu
Nigeria Police has made seven demands from the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday, made seven demands from the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Sanwo-Olu visited the Lagos Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja, the State capital, where he met with the officers in the Command, including CP, DIG, AIG Zone 2, All-Area Commanders and all DPOs across the State.
The visit came days after the #EndSARS protest against police brutality and extortion and widespread looting and arson in Lagos.
Odumosu, while making his remarks, requested several things from Sanwo-Olu.
This was revealed by the Governor’s media aide, Jubril Gawat, via his Twitter account.
The statement reads: “Governor @jidesanwoolu answering requests from the CP Hakeem Odumosu:
“1: The State Govt should foot bills of all police officers that sustained injuries. Mr Governor says: “Consider it Done” immediately.
“Request 2: That the State Government should consider payment of compensation to the Family of the deceased policemen. Governor @jidesanwoolu says the State Govt will compensate the family of the deceased officers during this period.
READ ALSO:
Osun State Government Relaxes 24-Hour Curfew
''Request 3: That the State Govt should take over the burial arrangements of deceased police officers. Governor @jidesanwoolu says the State Govt will take over the burial arrangements of deceased officers during this period.
“Request 4: That the State Govt should give scholarship to the children of Police deceased Officers. Governor @jidesanwoolu instructed the SA Education to attend to it immediately through the State Scholarship Board.
''Request 5: The Police Stations that have been burnt down. Governor @jidesanwoolu says the State has bigger plans for that and the Police Stations would be rebuilt to proper standards, to something that the Police officers would be proud of.
''Request 6: That the State Govt should help continue the building of the L-Wing to a U-Wing at the Command HQ. Governor @jidesanwoolu says the construction works will begin before the end of the year once space is available.
“Request 7: The Upgrading of the Police Cottage Hospital. Governor @jidesanwoolu says he would direct the Commissioner for Health to come and look at the hospital and determine what kind of improvements the hospital needs.”