Soldiers Fired Blank Bullets At Lekki #ENDSARS Protesters, Ex-Army Spokesperson
Sani Usman, a former spokesman of the Nigerian Army, says soldiers fired blank bullets at the Lekki protest ground, and not live ammunition as widely claimed. Speaking during an Arise Television programme on Thursday, the retired brigadier general said contrary to reports that many were killed in the incident, the blank ammunition used is not capable of killing anyone. ABN TV...
Nigeria Is A Dictatorship With A Democratic Face, DJ Switch Tells CNN
Ever since Obianuju Catherine Udeh popularly known as DJ Switch recorded the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate by the Nigerian army on October 20, 2020, she has been in the eye of the storm. In a recent interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson over the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate, DJ Switch described the regime of the President Muhammadu...
Lekki Toll Gate Killings: My Heart Bleeds, Prof. Ibe Weeps
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...
Minister Of Police Affairs Inspects As SWAT Commences Training (Photo)
The new police unit called the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) on Monday began its training with over 400 personnel at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State. Present at the training ground was the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, and other officials who came to inspect the training exercise. In his opening remark, the Minister said he...
TVC Studios In Lagos Set Ablaze (Photos, Videos)
TVC News transmission has gone offline after an angry mob infiltrated their studio and set it on fire. https://twitter.com/Naija_PR/status/1318840340099584000 https://twitter.com/yabaleftonline/status/1318845227562651650 https://twitter.com/sisi_OPE/status/1318835318985019395 https://twitter.com/NigeriaStories/status/1318845558698770435 https://twitter.com/eomadhebo/status/1318837258426994688
Udensi Says SARS Synonymous With Rot, Degeneration, Exits In All Sectors
The lead Interpol Systems Consultant in Nigeria, Sir Chikwe Udensi has said the recent #EndSARS protest connotes many things wrong with Nigerian society. ABN TV reports that Udensi said the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) a unit of the Nigerian police was known for corruption, extra-judicial killings and other rots, saying SARS operatives exist in many sectors of our...
UK Parliament Does Not Speak For British Government – FG
The Nigerian government has reacted to the deliberations on the recent #EndSARS protest by the United Kingdom parliament. It stated that while debates on all matters were allowed, the UK parliament does not speak for the British government. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the position of the Federal Government known while addressing reporters on Wednesday in Abuja,...
#EndSARS: Sen. Kalu Visits Abia CP, Expresses Sadness Over Death Of Policemen (PHOTOS)
Senator representing Abia North district, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu has commiserated with the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Janet Agbede over the death of policemen during the #EndSARS protest, ABN TV reports. The Senate Chief Whip who was visibly sad arrived at the CP's office in Umuahia on Wednesday in the company of his aides. He assured of his...
#EndSARS Panel: Lagos Government To Make Public White Paper Report — Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government will release its White Paper on the report submitted by the EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry. The governor in a speech on Tuesday on the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020, said, “As an administration, are determined that the next steps that will be taken in this process of coming to terms...
More Protesters Arrive At Lekki Tollgate, Arrested
About 15 new protesters have arrived at the Lekki tollgate to express their dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry on the reopening of the toll gate. Soldiers had on October 20, 2020, fired live ammunition at #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza, leaving many injured. ABN TV gathered that over 30 protesters have so far...
