Governor Sanwo-Olu Awards Scholarship To Children of Policemen Killed During Lagos Violence

With vows that police officers who died during the protest in Lagos two weeks ago would not be in vain, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has awarded a scholarship to children of the deceased, amongst other things.

In a statement released by the Lagos state Scholarship Board the state would sponsor children of policemen who lost their lives during the Endsars protest saga throughout school and until university level included.

Also the Lagos state governor has promised to rebuild the twenty-nine Divisional Police Stations and 17 Police Posts burnt by hoodlums that overtook the street of Lagos during the 24 hour Curfew, leaving six police officers lynched, 36 critically injured, while 71 police operational vehicles were torched.

The statement reads;

SANWO-OLU AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO CHILDREN OF POLICEMEN WHO DIED IN LAGOS VIOLENCE

•Also To Compensate Their Families

•Lagos To Rebuild Burnt Police Stations, Give Life Insurance For Officers

Police officers lynched in the wake of the violence that erupted last week in the State will not die in vain, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has pledged.

The State Government, on Wednesday, directed the Lagos State Scholarship Board to award scholarship to the children of the slain officers up to the university level.

The State Police Command bore huge loss in personnel, armoury and properties in the violence.

Twenty-nine Divisional Police Stations and 17 Police Posts were razed by hoodlums disguised as protesters. Also, six police officers were lynched, 36 critically injured, while 71 police operational vehicles were torched.

In spite of the loss, the police said they remained undeterred in performing their constitutional duties.

Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, made the offer to take the bill of replacing the logistics lost by the police when he visited the Command Headquarters in Ikeja to boost the morale of officers, following the demoralising events of the past week in which police officers and their stations were targeted by hoodlums.

The Governor got the assurance of the police’s commitment to strengthen security across the State from the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu.

Sanwo-Olu said the statutory duties of the Police could not be wished away because of the actions of a few bad eggs, noting that the impact of the police officers’ absence on the roads was generally felt by residents.