Lagos receives tribunal report, ready to prosecute killers of Lekki Free Trade boss, Disu

LAGOS State government yesterday said all is set for the prosecution of recent civil unrest in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state and killing of the Managing Director of Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited, Tajudeen Disu.

The governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who stated this while receiving the report of a five-man tribunal of inquiry, which investigated the October 12, 2015 unrest, said: “The report of the tribunal has been submitted today and the state government will give serious consideration to the recommendations of the panel and take decisions to ensure that such an incident does not recur.

“Let me assure members of the public and investors alike that this government will always uphold the rule of law and continue to provide a conducive atmosphere for businesses to thrive.”

It would be recalled that Ambode had on October 22, 2015 inaugurated the tribunal chaired by a retired Lagos State High Court Judge, Justice Adesuyi Olateru-Olagbegi.

While describing the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) as an important project to the economy of the state because of its strategic importance to the job creation drive of his administration, Ambode said he was prepared to do everything to ensure its success.

The governor thanked members of the tribunal for diligently carrying out the assignment within the time-frame given, and expressed hope that they would be willing and ready to serve the state in future when called upon.

Earlier, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, said it was noteworthy that the tribunal had the inaugural sitting on November 16, 2015 and completed the assignment with the 45 days given to it.

In his remarks, Olateru-Olagbegi said the tribunal received a total number of 22 memoranda and 33 witness statements, including those from eminent Nigerians, adding that the panel made a total of 24 recommendations which covered many issues, including the question of who pulled the trigger that killed Disu, as well as the remote and immediate causes of the civil unrest.

Olateru-Olagbegi also said that the tribunal recommended the measures to adopt in forestalling a recurrence as well as other miscellaneous matters incidental to the unrest,
adding that there was no majority or minority report, but just one team report of the tribunal.