#EndSARS crisis: LASG offers scholarship to children of slain police officers
Return to your duty posts — IGP
We're left to die — Police officer
By Ayodele Adedigba
LAGOS State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has given scholarship to the children of the slain policemen who died during the #EndSARS protests in the state.
Sanwo-Olu also promised to pay medical bills of the police officers who were injured as the protest turned violent
Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the promise during his visit to the state police command headquarters, Ikeja yesterday.
According to Sanwo-Olu: “As your governor, I have come here to take full responsibility for the loss you have suffered in terms of logistics.
“The commissioner of police has come forward with a number of requests, which we will need to address to boost the morale of officers after the last week’s event.
“The most important request is to offer scholarships to the children of officers that died. I have directed the Lagos state scholarship board, under the special adviser on education, to immediately award scholarships to the children of the slain officers.”
He said the state government will foot the hospital bills of injured officers, compensate the families of the deceased, and also take charge of their burial arrangements.
The governor added that vehicles and motorcycles bunt will be replaced. The governor also approved the request to upgrade Police Cottage Hospital in Ikeja, He has directed the Commissioner for Health to inspect the facility for the required upgrade. In addition to donating two 150KVa generating set to the police, Sanwo-Olu said the Command Headquarters would be connected to the State’s Independent Power Project (IPP) for constant power supply.
“Your uniform is not for oppression; it is a symbol of dignity and discipline. You must protect the fundamental rights of all citizens without compromising ethics of your duty.
“It is only when you do this that the citizens would see that we have a police that is truly responsible,” he said.
In a statement issued by Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Sanwo-Olu, six police officers were killed, 36 were injured, while 29 divisional stations, 17 posts and 71 operational vehicles were burnt during the #EndSARS crisis in the state.
Meanwhile, in spite of the protest against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) brutality. Lagos residents want police to return to their duty posts to ensure the safety of lives and property.
Return to your duty posts — IGP
He consequently, ordered all Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs, Commissioners of Police, CPs, Heads of Police Operational Units, Squadron and Base Commanders in charge of Zonal/State/FCT Commands, the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit and the Special Protection Unit, including Commissioners of Police and heads of Police formations in the various states to mobilize their men and work in sync with the Command CPs in the areas where they are domiciled, to dominate the public space and ensure peace and safety in the affected areas.
We're left to die — Police officer
According to Vanguard, one of the Police officers, an Inspector at the Ajah police division, said: “When the hoodlums came, we engaged them for five hours without any back up until we exhausted our bullets. We were firing into the air to disperse them but they did not relent. If we had a back up, we would have overpowered them. We made calls but there was no response. We were left to die.”
Other policemen corroborated this claim. Another Sergeant said: “We have the Mobile Police Squad. What stops a discerning Police boss to deploy them to stations? We have an anti-riot police unit too but none of them was mobilized to give us back up. We had to face it. Two of my colleagues died in the shoot-out.”
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