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#EndSARS: No Jailbreak In Ikoyi, Fire Contained – Officials

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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]

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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....

SERAP Drags FG, Military To ICC Over Shooting Of #EndSARS Protesters

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Mrs Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging her to “promptly investigate reports that Nigerian authorities, military, and some politicians have used/ and are using thugs, soldiers and security agents to intimidate, harass, attack and kill #EndSARS peaceful protesters in several parts of Nigeria, including Abuja, Lagos,...

Replacing SARS With SWAT Won’t Address Police Brutality – UN

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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...

#EndSARS: In Demanding For Justice, Don’t Allow Others Suffer Injustice – Hon. Nkole Advises Youths

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As the #EndSARS protests across the country begin to witness bloody violence, the member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency of Abia State, Hon. Uko Nkole has cautioned the youths against meting injustice to other members of society. While acknowledging the genuineness of their demands and their rights to peaceful protest, Hon. Nkole expressed dissatisfaction with the wanton destruction of public assets...

Lekki Shootings: Buhari’s Silence Is Unexplainable – Bishop Kukah

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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...

#ENDSARS Protest: Address Nigerians, Lawmakers Urge President Buhari

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Some members of the national assembly have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to break his silence on the #EndSARS protest across the country. Several people have called on the president to address the nation on the ongoing crisis resulting from the #EndSARS campaign in the country. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the lawmakers from both the senate and house of...

#EndSARS: Explore Negotiation Table, Alex Otti Urges Youths

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A former APGA governorship candidate in Abia, Dr. Alex Otti has appealed to youths protesting against Police brutality in the country to halt the ongoing protest and consider approaching the negotiation table. He said this becomes important especially now that governments at all levels have signalled their willingness to negotiate with the protesters in a bid to find a lasting...

Nobody Removed The CCTV At Lekki Toll Gate – Sanwo-Olu

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The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that the security cameras at Lekki Toll gate were not removed during the shooting of unarmed protesters by armed uniformed security agents at the toll gate on Tuesday. The governor, who disclosed this on Thursday, during an interview on ARISE TV, said he has seen footages from the cameras and they...

Lekki Toll Gate Killings: My Heart Bleeds, Prof. Ibe Weeps

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The Chancellor, Gregory University Uturu, Prof. Gregory Ibe has expressed sadness over the killing of protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos by armed military personnel. While calling for investigation and prosecution of those who took part in killing unarmed protesters, Prof. Ibe doubles as chairman of the committee of proprietors of private universities in Nigeria, said the extrajudicial killings...

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