EndSars
#EndSARS Lagos: Youth Representatives Resign from Judicial Panel
The Lagos state #EndSARS judicial panel was unable to sit yeaterday as it could not form a quorum following the withdrawal of two youth reps from the panel following the freezing of 20 accounts of key members of the movement by the central bank.
One of the members of panel Bolatito Olorunrinu was affected by the freeze.
Promoters of the movement were also arrested in Lagos and Ogun states.
Representatives of the Nigerian army, the press, observers, human right groups and other attendees had gathered at the Lagos court of arbitration on Saturday for the proceeding.
Around 10:25 a.m., Dorris Okuwobi, a retired judge heading the panel accompanied by other members of the panel entered the room.
Mrs Okuwobi announced the adjournment of the sitting, stating that two members of the panel, Bolatito Olorunrinu and Temitope Majekodunmi, have withdrawn.
Mrs Okuwobi told the attendees of the panel sitting on Saturday that Miss Olorunrinu “was destabilised by the incident” and announced her withdrawal from the panel.