By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of police brutality and other related matters has returned control of the Lekki Toll Gate plaza to its owners, the Lekki Concession Company (LCC).
The Chairman of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi, on Saturday, gave a ruling allowing the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Limited to repossess the toll gate.
Okuwobi, sitting with four other members of the panel, listened to arguments for and against the application made by counsel to the LCC Ltd, Demola Seriki, for the re-opening of the facility.
That was the fourth time the LCC was making the application.
The other four members, who sat with Okuwobi, include Segun Awosanya (popularly known as Segalink), Oluwatoyin Odusanya (Director, Citizen’s Right), DIG Taiwo Lakanu ( representing the police) and Lucas Koyejo (from the National Human Rights Commission).
In his arguments in support of the application, Seriki asked the panel to allow the company take possession of the toll gate plaza for the purpose of evaluating the damage done so as to make insurance claims needed to effect the necessary repairs which he said would last about two months.