#ENDSARS: Buhari Vows To Deal With Violent Protesters
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday warned against violent protests in Nigeria. He said anyone who commits acts capable of disrupting peace and stability will be dealt with. Buhari gave the warning while declaring the Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference, 2020 open. He commended the Nigerian Armed Forces for their efforts at restoring law and order in various states during the unrest...
Hoodlums Attack #ENSARS Protester Who Testified Before Judicial Panel
Hoodlums have attacked and macheted an EndSARS protester, Kamsiyochukwu Ibe, who testified before a Lagos judicial panel on the alleged role of the military and the police in the Lekki shooting of October 20, 2021, one of the panel members, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has said. The senior advocate also raised the alarm over the alleged threat to his life since...
#EndSARS: In Demanding For Justice, Don’t Allow Others Suffer Injustice – Hon. Nkole Advises Youths
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...
CCTV Footage Of Lekki Shooting Confirms Timelines In Our Report – CNN
CNN has analysed closed-circuit TV, CCTV footage from Lekki tollgate to validate its investigation on military attack on #EndSARS protesters. Last week, CNN published an investigation alleging that the Nigerian army used live bullets on protesters during its intervention in the #EndSARS protest at Lekki tollgate in Lagos state. CNN said a forensic probe of the bullet casings recovered from the scene of...
Reps Blame NIN Demand For SIM Registration On #ENDSARS
THE House of Representatives on Wednesday said it was forced to summon the National Communications Commission, NCC when strange persons were calling and messaging public officeholders during the recent #EndSARS protests. The House stated that the identities of the owners of the telephone lines could not be ascertained as the Subscriber Identification Module cards used were not registered. The NCC had...
Why We Seized Passport Of #EndSARS Activist – Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says the passport of Modupe Odele, an #EndSARS advocate, was not seized as a result of the campaign against police brutality. Odele, a legal practitioner and member of the Feminist Coalition, had narrated how NIS officials stopped her from travelling out of the country. The Feminist Coalition, which is the promoter of the #EndSARS protest, raised about N147...
Lekki Shooting: Only Blank Bullets Were Fired At Lekki Tollgate – Army Insists
The Nigerian Army has insisted that only blank bullets containing gunpowder were fired at the Lekki Tollgate area of Lagos State on October 20. Commander of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, made this known on Saturday when he appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the state government to investigate cases of police brutality. He...
#EndSARS: We Can’t Destroy Infrastructure When We’ve None, Don Lulu Warns
Abia-born US-based UN peace ambassador Mr. Lucky Igbokwe popularly known as Don Lulu has cautioned the youths in the state against destroying public infrastructure even as they engage in #EndSARS protest. He stated that at a time when there is deficit in infrastructure, it is not in the interest of the public for protesters to engage in destroying infrastructure, adding that...
FG Accused Of Freezing Bank Accounts Of #ENDSARS Promoters
The federal government has been accused of freezing the bank accounts of individuals who promoted the #EndSARS protests. For 13 days, Nigerians across the country poured into the streets to protest against police brutality. The protests resulted in the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) unit of the police. But two weeks after the protests, there are allegations of a clampdown...
Lekki Tollgate Shooting: LCC Submits CCTV Footage To Judicial Panel
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), operators of the Lekki tollgate, has submitted video footage recorded by its surveillance camera on the night of October 20, 2020, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate. The Managing Director of LCC, Abayomi Omomuwa, submitted a hard drive containing the footage on Tuesday. Omomuwa’s submission was made to the Judicial...
