According to a report by SaharaReporters, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday began the demolition of Igbosere Court Complex on Lagos Island, which was razed and vandalised during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020.

SaharaReporters sighted a bulldozer demolishing the ancient court building as part of the process of reconstructing it.

Some scoundrels had hijacked the demonstration in October 2020 and burnt the structure.

Nigerian youths had actually held demonstrations, tagged #EndSARS in some states, consisting of Lagos to call the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a now-defunct police unit infamous for human rights and extrajudicial killings violations.

Throughout the demonstration in Lagos, some youths were shot at Lekki Tollgate, the epicentre of the protests, by the Nigerian army and the cops.

Guv Babajide Sanwo-Olu had actually promised to transfer the court after it was burnt.

According to the federal government, a property at Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, suggested for the relocation of Igbosere High Court, would be prepared by the end of May 2021.

The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo, had also stated the Igbosere court complex would quickly be reconstructed.

“The short-term court complex consists of eight courtrooms with an equal variety of judges’ chambers, secretary’s workplace, registrar’s office, general office for administrative staff, toilets on each flooring, canteen, litigants’ space, and an office for the Chief Judge.

“The new short-lived court complex is equipped with the latest technology to enhance the digital recording of court proceedings,” he had stated.

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