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 Shootings: Buhari’s Silence Is Unexplainable – Bishop Kukah
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...
BREAKING: IGP Adamu Orders Withdrawal Of Policemen Attached To VIPs
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country with immediate effect. The IGP, however, exempted those attached to Government Houses, the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives, from the order. This is coming 10 days after the police authorities disbanded the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, following...
We’re Not Aware That CBN Froze Bank Accounts Of #ENDSARS Promoters – Senate
THE Senate said Monday that it is not aware of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Freezing the bank accounts of some leaders of the #EndSARS protesters. According to the Senate, the governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele never wrote to it prior to the taking of such a decision. This came up yesterday when the Minister of Justice and Attorney General...
Teacher Who Lost Two Pregnancies In SARS custody Is Evans The Kidnapper’s Sister
A teacher Mrs Ndubuisi Obiechina who told the Lagos state judicial panel of enquiry on Restitution for Victims of Special Anti- Roberry Square SARS Related Abuses and Matters that she lost two pregnancies, today to the panel that popular billionaire kidnapper Chukuwudmeme Onwamadike known as Evans, his her brother. She said that she never knew that he was popularly...
ICC Opens Inquiry Into ‘Crimes’ Committed During #Endsars Protests
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has opened a preliminary inquiry into the demonstrations against harassment and brutality by the police. According to BBC, the ICC said it had received information on alleged crimes during the protests, which were organised under the #EndSARS campaign. In October, many Nigerians took to the streets to call for an end to police brutality. In...
#EndSARS: Nothing To Prove Any Killing At Lekki Tollgate – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, claimed that there is no evidence to show that any protester was killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. He stated this during a press conference held in Abuja as young people took to the streets nationwide to mark the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protests. Mohammed also faulted...
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...
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...
Nigeria Has Lost N700 Billion In 12 Days Of #ENDSARS Protest – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the Nigerian economy has lost N700 billion in 12 days due to the ongoing #EndSARS protests. There have been protests nationwide against the brutality of the special anti-robbery squad(SARS) of the police force. In a statement on Monday, Toki Mabogunje (pictured), LCCI president, said the protests have crippled economic activities in the...
