By Jimmy
The Lagos State Government has announced the suspension of a planned mass burial of the 103 corpses recovered in the wake of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest.
Recall that in a leaked memo dated July 19, 2023, the state government had revealed that it would conduct a mass burial for the 103 corpses.
This stirred a lot of public uproar as human rights groups like Amnesty International and the Coalition of #EndSARS Protesters and Supporters, who demanded that the state government suspend the planned mass burial. Amnesty International had also asked the government to “also carry out transparent coroner inquest and autopsies on the 103 #EndSARS victims.”
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Providing an update on Monday, the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso revealed that the reason for the suspension was because of the issues the news of the mass burial raised in July when it became public.
Also, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy maintained that the planned mass burial “remains suspended to give people ample time to identify their relatives that may be among the corpses.”
Omotoso told the platform, “It is to allow more time for identification as suggested when it was disclosed that the government was planning a mass burial for them.
“Up till now, nobody has shown up to identify any of the corpses. But the government has decided to give people more time.”
He however noted that the planned burial would “be carried out soon, but because of the controversies around that time, it was suspended. People now have the time and ample opportunity to see if their relatives are there.”
In other news, the Lagos State Government has announced that Ladipo Market located in Mushin will remain closed.
Ikejabird recalls that on September 29th, Lagos State shut down the market due to reckless waste disposal, and unhygienic premises, amongst others.
Although there was initially news of Ladipo market reopening, it was later announced that it would remain closed due to non-compliance with environmental requirements.
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