Lagos State Governor awards scholarship to children of Policemen who died during #EndSARS protest

     Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu awards scholarship to children of police officers who died during #EndSARS protest.

The governor announced this during his visit to Lagos Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, on Wednesday, October 28 to interact with Police personnel.

“The most important requests is to offer scholarships to the children of officers who 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,” Sanwo-Olu said.

The governor also went on to say, that the government is working on setting up a Rebuild Lagos Trust-fund  to help ease the aftermath of the destruction that went on during the #EndSARS protest.

Speaking further, he revealed that the reform of the police force, as demanded by the EndSARS protesters, has started.

Sanwo-Olu also promised that the government will compensate the families of the policemen killed, take care of their burial expenses, and foot the hospital bills of injured officers.

According to him, all damaged personal and official vehicles of Police officers will be replaced, and insurance policies for police officers in Lagos worked out.

While acknowledging the Lagos state police, he said, “You have not been truly acknowledged but I want to thank you. You have been gallant. You have shown how critical you are in our society. We might come from different background but we are all humans created by God.

“The Lagos State Police Command has been a delight in spite of our differences and inadequacies. You did not create the problems, these are institutional problems. As your governor, I acknowledge what you do and what you stand for.

“As your governor, I take full responsibility for what happened and has not happened. I will not shy away from it.”