Nelson Olanipekun ,
"I look forward to connecting with other leaders and learning the strategies that work in their field and adopting same for to challenges we face at Gavel and in Nigeria."
About Nelson
Nelson Olanipekun is a lawyer and the Team Lead of Citizens’ Gavel (hereinafter referred to as Gavel); an organization leading the frontiers of tech for justice in Nigeria. Nelson, through his organization, started the first Social Media legal aid initiative providing supports for victims of human rights, domestic violence, bank extortion. He is also popular for his work on police brutality, extortion and extra judicial killings. As a co-strategist and legal consultant to End SARS; a movement committed to the eradication of SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad notorious for brutality and extra judicial killings), he and his team engaged through consistent advocacy secured a presidential directive to overhaul the said squad.
He also provides several legal support for pre-trial detainees to ensure speedy trial. In several of his interventions, he has observed that unemployment is one of the root causes leading youths to crime and he now empowers ex-inmates with skills to prevent them from returning to crime and helps them reintegrate society.
Expertise
Law, advocacy, leadership