The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to sue President Muhammadu Buhari government over the killing of EndSARs protesters at the Lekki Toll gate, Lagos State.
SERAP said its legal action was to compel the Buhari government to arrest soldiers and police officers involved in shooting EndSARS protesters
The Rights group in a tweet urged the Buhari government to compel payment of reparation to victims
It disclosed that it would file the suit on Wednesday, adding that the EndSARS Panel report would serve as part of its evidence.
SERAP Tweeted:: We’re suing the Buhari administration to compel it to immediately arrest the soldiers and police responsible for the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki-Toll Gate and pay reparations to victims.
“We’re also following up with our petition dated 21 October 2020 to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court by forwarding today a copy of the report of Lagos #EndSARS Panel as additional information and evidence.”
The EndSARS Panel for Lagos State recently submitted its report where it stated that eleven protesters were shot to death by security operatives at the Lekki Toll gate on October 20, 2020 .
