The Lagos State Government has urged caution in the aftermath of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters.
The Panel submitted its report to the Lagos State Government on Monday.
However, a version of the report indicting the state government and the Nigerian Army was leaked and made available on the Internet.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has formed a committee to examine the panel’s report, which has yet to be made public.
Gbenga Omotoso, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said in a statement issued on Thursday that the state administration has acknowledged the varied reactions that have followed the study.
“The Lagos State Government has noted the various reactions that have followed the submission of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters,” he said.
“There have been arguments in the public space over the report. There is a need for us to restrain ourselves from nullifying the good intentions of the government in setting up this Panel, which was well encouraged to do its job – a fact that was acknowledged by the Panel.
“In accordance with the Tribunal of Inquiry Law 2015, a committee has been set up to bring up a White Paper on the report to determine the next line of action. At the appropriate time, the Government will make known its views on all the issues raised by the Panel through the release of a White Paper.”
