President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on the Lagos State EndSARS panel report.
Gatekeepers News reports that President Muhammadu Buhari says he will await the steps taken by state Governors before taken action on the reports of the judicial panels of enquiry set up by states.
The Lagos panel said security operatives “killed unarmed protesters” who had gathered at the Lekki tollgate on 20 October, 2020.
The panel had also recommended justice for victims and bringing security operatives found culpable to justice.
Buhari while speaking at a meeting with United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken, in Abuja, said state governments will have to take steps on the reports of their panels, before the federal government acts on the recommendations.
This was according to a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina.
Buhari said, “So many state governments are involved, and have given different terms of reference to the probe panels.
“We at the federal have to wait for the steps taken by the states, and we have to allow the system to work. We can’t impose ideas on them. Federal government has to wait for the reaction of the states.”
Buhari said his administration remains committed to freedom of worship, adding that “no one is discriminated against on the basis of his or her faith”.
He also expressed his appreciation to the US for its support in the sale of military weapons to Nigeria to fight insecurity.
“It’s helping us to stabilise the situation in the north-east, and we’ve made a lot of progress since 2015,” he said.
