Lekki Shooting: 15 People Were Killed In My Presence, Soldiers Took Their Bodies Away — DJ Switch
Nigerian artiste, DJ Switch, who was present when soldiers shot at peaceful protesters in Lekki, Lagos, in Tuesday, has shared her experience. The artiste said armed soldiers and police officers shot at her and other peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday night. She said at least 15 people were killed in the shootings and that she and other...
“Buhari’s Promise Frustrating, I’m Not Afraid To Die” – Falz Tells CNN
Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, singer, actor and activist, has said Buhari’s promise to reform the police was infuriating and frustrating as his administration had been making the same promise of reform since 2017. He said this in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour when a short clip of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Thursday’s speech was played. In the clip, Buhari said SARS was...
Soldiers Who Shot Protesters Must Face The Law, US Officials Tell Osinbajo
Senior officials of the United States Government on Thursday met with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and expressed displeasure over the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday. The US officials also demanded that the soldiers behind the shootings must be brought to book. The Spokesperson for the State Department, Morgan Ortagus, said in a statement that the officials...
#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...
“I Can’t” — Sanwo-Olu Replies Instagram User Who Asked Him To Summarize Buhari’s Speech
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated that he cannot summarize the speech President Muhammadu Buhari gave on Thursday night, October 22, regarding the #EndSARS protest. The President spoke to Nigerians last night for the first time since the #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums. Governor Sanwo-Olu had an interaction with some of his followers on Instagram where he responded to their...
#EndSARS Agitation Now Out Of Hand In Abia, FENRAD Laments
Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) A Civil society Advocacy & Human Rights Organization has said the #EndSARS protest in Abia state has gone out of hand. The group expressed worry over the violence, looting, and destruction of public property that has characterised the agitation in the state. While insisting that violence cannot achieve the desired result, FENRAD in...
“We’ve Received Reports Of Crimes” — ICC Prosecutor Reacts To #EndSARS Protests
Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, says the court is closely keeping an eye on the developments from the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. In a statement posted by the ICC on it’s verified Twitter page on Thursday, Bensouda, the ICC prosecutor said the court has received allegations of crimes. “My office has been closely following the events around the current...
African Union Condemns Shooting Of #ENDSARS Protesters At Lekki Tollgate
The African Union Commission has strongly condemned the violence that erupted on 20 October 2020 during protests in the Lekki area of Lagos, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. The chairman of the commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat in a communique on Wednesday offered his sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery...
#EndSARS: No Jailbreak In Ikoyi, Fire Contained – Officials
The fire that broke out in a part of the Ikoyi Correctional Centre has been controlled, the service has said. It also dismissed fears there was a jailbreak in the facility, insisting that the fire only affected a part of the centre and did not involve inmates. Spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Lagos, Rotimi Oladokun said there was...
BREAKING!! #EndSARS: Hoodlums Set Ablaze Ojodu Police Station, Lagos [VIDEO]
Hoodlums have set ablaze the Ojodu Police Station at the Berger area of Lagos State on Thursday. ABN TV learnt that no fewer than seven vehicles were also burnt. An eyewitness, Idowu Jamiu, told our correspondent that the hoodlums also looted shops around the police station. https://youtu.be/QLtnhomt2Qg An affected trader, identified simply as Iya Agbo, said, “They also torched shops beside the station....
