BPD News

Update On The Igando Child Abuse Case

  • April 04, 2020
On Thursday, the 2nd day of April 2020, a case of child abuse went viral and we were notified. We would like to appreciate all who tagged us on the said case on our Social Media Platforms. The Child has been rescued and placed in Government Custody via a Joint Effort of BPD Team and Gender Unit, Police Command Ikeja.

Our Sincere Thanks to Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, and DSVRT for the Assistance. #Teamwork #Lagosisworking #Notoviolence.


Lagos Releases 253 Endsars Protest Suspects

  • November 14, 2020
The Lagos State Bureau of The Public Defender (BPD) acting on the legal advice issued by the Office of the Lagos State Attorney General that exonerated 253 EndSARS protest suspects, has swiftly began the process of assisting the detained suspects to regaining freedom from the Police facility and Correctional Centres in the State. This followed the release warrants obtained by the Lagos State Bureau of The Public Defender from Ogba Magistrate and Yaba Magistrate Courts respectively based on the legal advice release from the Office of the

Attorney General exonerating the suspects which made it possible for BPD to assist in the release of 7 and 31 EndSARS protest suspects from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti and Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre respectively, on the 12th November 2020, 2 from female correctional, 27 from kirikiri meduim and 32 from kirikiri maximum were also released. Following this development, Lagos State Bureau of The Public Defender (BPD), would ensure that all suspects detained and exonerated by the Office of the State Attorney General regain their freedom as BPD will visit all the Police detention centres and Correctional Centres in the state to effect their release accordingly.