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The Lagos state judicial panel of inquiry has awarded N91 million as compensation to 16 victims of police brutality.

Doris Okwuobi, chairperson of the panel, presented the cheques to the victims on Friday.

Five petitioners were awarded N10 million each as compensation for the killing of their family members.

Among those compensated was the family of the late Charles Otoo. The widow of Charles Otoo had earlier appeared before the panel to narrate how her husband was allegedly shot by police officers attached to the Ojodu police division on the evening of October 21, 2020.

The widow said a policewoman simply identified as Chinyere shot her husband in the head.

Sunday Soyemi, a consultant pathology at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), had told the panel that a bullet was extracted from the body of the deceased.

Here is the full list of the victims compensated:

Charles Otoo – N10 million
Ayuub Azeez – N10 million
Eric Okwaji – N10 million
Gregory Egwu – N10 million
Felix Lucky – N10 million
Chukwuma Henry – N9 million
Mariam Shobukola – N8 million
Babatunde Taiwo – N7.5 million

Gboyega Igbamerun – N5 million

Emmanuel Okorodudu – N3 million
Monday Ojon – N3 million
Tobe Ikoro — N1.5 million
Chidera Robinson – N1 million
Awe Oluwaseyi – N1 million
Joseph Onyebuchi Nwafor – N1 million
Ayeni Adebayo – N1 million

The judicial panel was set up by the Lagos state government in the wake of the #EndSARS protest against police brutality in October 2020.

The Lagos judicial panel has been giving out compensations to victims of police brutality as part of its mandate.