Why Lights Went Off At Lekki Tollgate On The Night Of Shooting – LCC MD
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the operators of the Lekki tollgate, has given reason lights went off on Tuesday, October 20, the day soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. LCC MD, Abayomi Omomuwa, while appearing at the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki shootings, said lights went off because its...
We Won’t Tolerate Any Protest In Lagos, Police Warn
The Lagos police command says it will resist any attempt to organise protest within the state. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police public relations officer in the state, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He said the command gathered information that some persons within the state are planning to regroup for the #EndSARS protest. The spokesman said such demonstrations, whether peaceful or violent, will...
#EndSARS: SARS Operatives Extorted Me Twice — Oyo Deputy Governor
Rauf Olaniyan, the deputy governor of Oyo State, has revealed how some operatives of the recently proscribed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) extorted money from him in various currencies including naira, dollars and pounds in Lagos. Mr Olaniyan had last week declared his support for EndSARS protesters. The deputy governor, while addressing the protesters last week, said that he was a victim...
Lekki Shooting: Protesters Jumped Into River While Escaping From Shooting – Survivor
At least six EndSARS protesters jumped into the river around the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State on the evening of October 20, 2020, while the Nigerian Army deployed soldiers to fire bullets at peaceful protesters. One of the six protesters, Caleb Ossai, told SaharaReporters that a boat operator came to their rescue and evacuated them to the Ikorodu area on...
#EndSARS: Amb. Igbokwe Expresses Concern Over Ikpeazu’s Poor Treatment Of Youth Protests In Abia
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has come under heavy criticism for his poor handling of the #EndSARS protests by youths in the state. A concerned stakeholder and prominent youth leader in the state, Mr Lucky Igbokwe said the governor left a bad taste in the mouth in refusing to attend to the grievances of the youths who had joined...
We Won’t Disclose Identity Of Personnel Deployed To Lekki Tollgate – Army
The Nigerian Army says it will not disclose the identities of its men who were sent to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. Soldiers had dispersed #EndSARS protesters who prevented vehicular movement along that axis for two weeks. The incident had triggered different reactions, within and outside the country, as the military and the federal government were accused of human rights...
#EndSARS: Many Celebrities Will Be Arrested Before The Week Is Over — Kemi Olunloyo Advises Them To Flee Nigeria
Celebrity journalist and acclaimed investigative reporter, Kemi Olunloyo has advised Nigerian celebrities to flee the country as the Army and DSS are going to arrest most of them. According to her, most of the Nigerian celebrities will be arrested by the end of the week over the #EndSARS protest and the Lekki tollgate shootings. Adding that most people thought he was...
DSS Ordered #EndSARS’ Promoters’ Bank Accounts Frozen, Stopped Foreign Travel
Fresh facts have emerged that the embargo placed on the bank accounts of some leading supporters of the #EndSARS protests was the result of an instruction from the Department of State Services, DSS. THEWILL gathered authoritatively that it was the DSS which ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to freeze the bank accounts of 19 persons and a...
Fake News Triggered #EndSARS Protests, says IGP
Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), says fake news triggered the #EndSARS protests. In October, young persons across the country trooped to the streets to demand an end to police brutality and to also demand “good governance”. The protesters were dispersed after two weeks and there was widespread violence. Speaking during a visit to the headquarters of the Ebonyi police command on...
#EndSARS: Despite Losing About N50m, We’re Committed To Making Enyimba Mall Reality — MD [VIDEO]
Business owners are still nursing the numerous losses encountered during the #EndSARS protest as some of them had their properties destroyed and goods looted. One of such is the magnificent Enyimba Mall Outlet, an edifice located at Ngwa Road by East Aba that was partly destroyed by hoodlums who infiltrated the #EndSARS protesters to unleash mayhem on citizens. Building materials...
