Looting Was Caused By Protest, Not Hunger – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the looting of warehouses and shops by hoodlums cannot be traced to poverty in Nigeria but by the pandemonium that accompanied the #EndSARS protests. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, on Thursday, Adesina said attributing the looting to poverty was like justifying armed robbery. “Criminality is criminality....
#ENDSARS Protesters Spread Inciting Content On Social Media – NSA
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), has said the social media was used to disseminate subversive content to incite violence during the #EndSARS protests which rocked the country recently. Monguno, who spoke at the multi-stakeholders workshop for the validation of the draft national cybersecurity policy and strategy 2020, organized by his office in Abuja on Wednesday,...
Family Members Of Lekki Victims Are Scared To Speak – Falana
Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, says family members of those affected by the shooting at Lekki toll gate have refused to speak about the incident “because of the environment under which we operate”. The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who said the military is “known for lies and deception”, said there must be justice for the victims of Lekki...
Lekki Shooting: Amnesty International Doesn’t Run This Country — Femi Adesina
The Presidency has said Amnesty International does not run the country and was wrong in its report on the movement of military men from the barracks to Lekki Tollgate, where peaceful #EndSARS protesters were shot at on Tuesday, October 20. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, said this on Channels TV, Thursday morning...
#ENDSARS: Tell Your Children To Stop Further Destruction – Ikpeazu Appeals To Parents
Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has once again called on parents, guardians and relevant stakeholders in the State and the nation to appeal to rampaging youths and protesters to stop further destruction of lives and properties. Dr lkpeazu made the call when he received the DIG in charge of ICT, Police Headquarters, Abuja and Supervising DIG South East...
#LekkiShooting: Army Lied Against Sanwo-Olu – Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, faulted claims by the Army that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State invited them to Lekki toll gate, amid the End SARS protest. Kanu claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the soldiers to kill the protesters, not Sanwo-Olu. Recall that gunmen in military uniform had last week Tuesday stormed...
#LekkiShooting: Nothing Wrong Asking Army For Help ― Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State government led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says there is nothing wrong with inviting the Nigerian Army to quell riots if it sees the need for such. Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Gboyega Akosile, made this comment in reaction to claims made by the Nigerian Army that the decision to deploy its men to Lekki Toll Gate...
Lekki Shooting: Lagos Govt Invited Us To Lekki Tollgate – Army
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. Youth protesting against police brutality had refused to stay off the roads despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, after widespread violence. Subsequently, men in military uniform invaded the protest ground at Lekki toll plaza and opened fire on the...
Probe Panel Will Get Lekki Shootings CCTV Footage – Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has promised that the Closed Circuit television footage obtained from the Lekki toll plaza will be handed over to the panel of inquiry looking into the shootings. Sanwo-Olu made the promise while featuring on the ‘Connect the World with Becky Anderson programme’ on CNN on Monday, while responding to questions on the shootings at...
Lagos Will Need N1 Trillion For Reconstruction — Gbajabiamila
The aftermath of wanton destruction of lives and properties during #EndSARS protests, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed that Lagos State required a minimum of N1 Trillion to reconstruct the wilful extensive damage of properties across the metropolis. This happened as South West Governors have alleged that there were some elements keenly anxious to annihilate the...
