BREAKING: Court Grants N1m Bail To #ENDSARS Protester, Eromosele
A Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted bail to the embattled #EndSARS protester, Peter Eronmosele Adene, in the sum of one million naira. The court granted the bail on Tuesday after it rejected a request by the police for an order to detain him for another 30 days, to enable them to conclude investigations into the allegations against...
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: Abia Eases Curfew From Sunday
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has announced the relaxing of the curfew imposed on the state as a result of violence recorded from #EndSARS protests. This will take effect from Sunday, 25th October, 2020. The curfew will now commence 6pm to 6am. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made available to ABN TV, he...
FG Under Fire For Tagging #EndSARS Campaigners Terrorists
The Federal Government came under fire on Wednesday for tagging of #EndSARS campaigners as terrorists with prominent citizens and groups deploring the Central Bank of Nigeria’s action, which led to the freezing of the accounts of some of the campaigners. The Federal Government had succeeded in freezing the accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners after telling a Federal High Court in...
#EndSARS: Abia Speaker Calls For Calm, Restraint
Following developing security situation in Abia State in particular and the nation in general, Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has called for calm and restraint on all sides. The Speaker who made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia, Wednesday, "while I understand the grievances of our dear youths,...
#EndSARS: Your Speech, Insensitive And Useless — Apostle Suleman Blasts Buhari
Presiding General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his insensitive speech on the #EndSARS protest. Suleman described Buhari’s speech as insensitive and useless. He also went further to question the president’s failure to address the Lekki Toll Gate shooting in Lagos State. Taking to his Twitter, the clergyman asserted that the broadcast was...
Police Ask Court To Stop Probe Of Police Brutality By Judicial Panels
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order to stop the judicial panels of inquiry set up by state governors to probe allegations of police brutality and human rights abuses of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police tactical units. The NPF, through their lawyer, Mr O. M....
“Operation Crocodile Smile” Not Targeted At #EndSARS Protesters – Army
The Nigerian Army has clarified that “Operation Crocodile Smile” is not targeted at #EndSARS protesters. Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa, made this known in a press statement on Sunday. The statement read in part, “The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to some social media stuff wrongfully condemning the Army and its Leadership over the...
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...
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...
