#ENDSARS: Most Nigerian Youths Are Always High On Drugs – Lawmaker
Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, the lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin constituency 1 at the Lagos state house of assembly, says most Nigerian youths are always high on drugs. The lawmaker was speaking at a recent plenary session in the wake of looting of properties by hoodlums and other attendant crisis trailing the #EndSARS protests across the country. Alli-Macaulay said there is an urgent need for the...
We Won’t Tolerate Any Protest In Lagos, Police Warn
The Lagos police command says it will resist any attempt to organise protest within the state. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police public relations officer in the state, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He said the command gathered information that some persons within the state are planning to regroup for the #EndSARS protest. The spokesman said such demonstrations, whether peaceful or violent, will...
Policemen, Soldiers Storm Lekki Toll Gate Ahead Of #ENDSARS Protests
In what appears to be an attempt to forestall another round of #EndSARS protests, armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed at the Lekki toll plaza, Lagos. Several motorists informed The PUNCH that the security operatives were deployed around midnight. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, did not respond to calls on Monday morning. However, both the military and the police authorities had...
#EndSARS: Abia Speaker Calls For Calm, Restraint
Following developing security situation in Abia State in particular and the nation in general, Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has called for calm and restraint on all sides. The Speaker who made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia, Wednesday, "while I understand the grievances of our dear youths,...
Lekki Shootings: Buhari’s Silence Is Unexplainable – Bishop Kukah
Matthew Kukah, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Sokoto, has expressed surprise over President Muhammadu Buhari’s “continued silence” on the shooting in Lekki, Lagos state. On Tuesday, the #EndSARS protest took a violent turn when men dressed in military uniform fired live bullets at unarmed protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos. The president has not addressed the nation on this...
DSS Ordered #EndSARS’ Promoters’ Bank Accounts Frozen, Stopped Foreign Travel
Fresh facts have emerged that the embargo placed on the bank accounts of some leading supporters of the #EndSARS protests was the result of an instruction from the Department of State Services, DSS. THEWILL gathered authoritatively that it was the DSS which ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to freeze the bank accounts of 19 persons and a...
Nigeria Has Lost N700 Billion In 12 Days Of #ENDSARS Protest – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the Nigerian economy has lost N700 billion in 12 days due to the ongoing #EndSARS protests. There have been protests nationwide against the brutality of the special anti-robbery squad(SARS) of the police force. In a statement on Monday, Toki Mabogunje (pictured), LCCI president, said the protests have crippled economic activities in the...
#EndSARS: We Need To Rebuild Trust With Citizens — Osinbajo
The Federal Government says there is the need to rebuild the trust between the government and the governed in the aftermath of the EndSARS protest. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said this during the Rebuild Lagos: Dialogue and Partnership event organised by the Lagos State Government to inaugurate the Eight-member Board of Trustees of Rebuild Lagos Trust Fund held at...
#EndSARS: Your Speech, Insensitive And Useless — Apostle Suleman Blasts Buhari
Presiding General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his insensitive speech on the #EndSARS protest. Suleman described Buhari’s speech as insensitive and useless. He also went further to question the president’s failure to address the Lekki Toll Gate shooting in Lagos State. Taking to his Twitter, the clergyman asserted that the broadcast was...
Lekki Shooting: Protesters Jumped Into River While Escaping From Shooting – Survivor
At least six EndSARS protesters jumped into the river around the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State on the evening of October 20, 2020, while the Nigerian Army deployed soldiers to fire bullets at peaceful protesters. One of the six protesters, Caleb Ossai, told SaharaReporters that a boat operator came to their rescue and evacuated them to the Ikorodu area on...
