#EndSARS: Youths Doing What My Generation Failed To Do — CEO Godfather Production
A leading music producer in Nigeria, Uchenna Ogoke, the CEO Godfather Production has applauded the ongoing #EndSARS protest across the country. He said the agitations are necessary to bring about a positive change, adding that change is constant in society and urgently needed in Nigeria. While faulting his generation of youth for failure to act, he insisted that that was when...
#ENDSARS Protest: Address Nigerians, Lawmakers Urge President Buhari
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...
SERAP Drags FG, Military To ICC Over Shooting Of #EndSARS Protesters
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,...
Soldiers Who Shot Protesters Must Face The Law, US Officials Tell Osinbajo
Senior officials of the United States Government on Thursday met with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and expressed displeasure over the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday. The US officials also demanded that the soldiers behind the shootings must be brought to book. The Spokesperson for the State Department, Morgan Ortagus, said in a statement that the officials...
#EndSARS: Hoodlums Kill Police Inspector, Cut Off His Manhood In Ebonyi
Suspected hoodlums under the guise of #EndSARS protesters in Ebonyi State murdered a Police Inspector, Mr Egu Omini, and cut off his manhood. Omini is one of the two policemen killed on Monday at the Central Police Station, Abakaliki, by the hoodlums who openly described themselves as Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB) members. His AK-47 rifle was also taken away by his...
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...
Lekki Shooting: CCTV Cameras At Tollgate Stopped Recording By 8.00PM — LCC Boss
Managing Director of Lekki Concession Company, Abayomi Omamuwasan, has informed the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry that the Closed-Circuit Television camera of the company did not capture the shooting of peaceful #ENDSARS protesters by the Nigerian Army. He informed the panel that the CCTV camera stopped recording due to the vandalism of some equipment and fire outbreak at the toll...
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...
I’m In Full Support Of Social Media Regulation – Uzodinma
Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, has expressed support for the move to regulate social media. Many Nigerians have kicked against the planned regulation of social media, describing it as a breach of their rights to expression. Already, a bill on the regulation is before the national assembly and has scaled second reading at the senate. Speaking when he received Mohammed Adamu,...
We’ll Ensure Timely Release Of Protesters – Falz
Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, aka Falz, has said that he and his team will ensure the timely release of everyone arrested during the End SARS memorial protest at Lekki tollgate. Falz and the rest of the protesters chose to remain in their cars as they drove around the tollgate. Unfortunately, some lone protesters, a cab driver, and a journalist were arrested...
