FG Satisfied With Conduct Of Soldiers During #ENDSARS Protests – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has spoken highly of the roles played by the military, police and other security agencies during the End SARS protests. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this during a televised press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Mohammed claimed six soldiers and 37 policemen were killed during the “#EndSARS crisis”, but insisted no protester died at...
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...
IGP Orders Probe Of Law Suit Against Judicial Panels
Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered an investigation of the suit challenging the legality of the judicial panels set up by state governors to probe allegations of police brutality and human rights abuses. After the #EndSARS protests, in October, the national economic council (NEC) had directed governors to establish judicial panels as a means of getting justice for all...
Over 75,000 Sign Petition To Arraign Buhari After #ENDSARS Panel Report
A petition by Reno Omokri, a former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, on the change.org platform has received 76,420 signatures as of 12.39 pm on Friday. The petition, which was filed on Wednesday, was directed at the International Criminal Court and comes after the Lagos #EndSARS panel indicted the Buhari administration in its report. At over 75,471 signatures, the petition...
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...
Lekki Shooting: Judicial Panel Find Bullet Shells At Lekki Tollgate (Photos, Videos)
The judicial panel appointed by the Lagos State Government to investigate police abuses and the shooting at the Lekki toll gate has recovered bullet shells from the scene. Six shells were found Friday, 10 days after the shooting, officials confirmed. The Nigerian Army, accused of carrying out the attack believed to have killed at least two people, had initially denied its...
Replacing SARS With SWAT Won’t Address Police Brutality – UN
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has faulted the manner in which the Nigeria police force set up special weapons and tactics (SWAT) to replace the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Bachelet said the police swiftly created SWAT “without first addressing some of the root causes of police violence and putting in place sufficient safeguards to prevent...
FG Trying To Silence Me By Freezing My Account – #EndSARS Activist
Racheal Oduala, a promoter of the #EndSARS campaign, says the federal government is trying to silence her by freezing her bank account. ABN TV reported how the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) obtained a court order to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests. Oduala is one of those affected by the...
#EndSARS Protest, A Divine Intervention To Free The Oppressed – Pastor Okotie
Chris Okotie, senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, says the #EndSARS protest is a divine intervention to awaken the “moribund spirit of the Nigerian brotherhood”. For about 14 days, protesters across the country demonstrated against police brutality and extra-judicial killings. In a statement on Friday, Okotie said “the power that now approaches is neither political, religious, ethnic...
#EndSARS: South East Leaders To Engage Youths For Sustainable Peace, Glorious Future [Photos, Video]
…Sympathize with victims’ families, others The leaders of the South East geo-political zone comprising the governors of the zone, national assembly members, ministers, clergy, traditional rulers, Igbo leaders, and women leaders, rose from a closed-door meeting at the Government House, Enugu, on Thursday and resolved to engage the youth to ensure sustainable peace in the zone as well as “a...
