Over N11 billion #EndSARS Claims Paid So Far – NIA
The Nigerian Insurers Association has said insurers had paid over N11 billion as claims for losses suffered during the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association, Ganiyu Musa, disclosed this during a news briefing in Lagos on Tuesday. Musa said: “As of January, insurers have paid over N11 billion as claims that arose from the #EndSARS protest of...
Looting Was Caused By Protest, Not Hunger – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the looting of warehouses and shops by hoodlums cannot be traced to poverty in Nigeria but by the pandemonium that accompanied the #EndSARS protests. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, on Thursday, Adesina said attributing the looting to poverty was like justifying armed robbery. “Criminality is criminality....
Soldiers Kept Dancing While Shooting Lekki Protesters – Petitioner
One Dabira Ayuku, who said she participated in the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki tollgate, has narrated how soldiers and policemen allegedly opened fire on and killed the Nigerian flag-bearing protesters on the night of October 20. In a petition she submitted to the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the October 20 tollgate shooting, Ayuku wrote that “The...
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...
#EndSARS Panel: Lagos Government To Make Public White Paper Report — Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government will release its White Paper on the report submitted by the EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry. The governor in a speech on Tuesday on the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020, said, “As an administration, are determined that the next steps that will be taken in this process of coming to terms...
FG’s Freezing Of #EndSARS Promoters’ Accounts, A Sign Of Regression – Tunde Bakare
Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, has condemned the freezing of bank accounts of #EndSARS promoters. A federal high court sitting in Abuja had granted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests. Speaking during a service...
Police Respected Nigerians During Protests, Social Media Escalated Violence – IGP
Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, has declared that social media was the biggest weapon used to escalate End SARS protests. He spoke on Thursday in Owerri when he visited Governor Hope Uzodinma on Thursday. Adamu inspected damages done to both public and private properties by hoodlums. The IG hailed police officers for acting in a professional manner during the unrest. “Our men acted...
#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...
Gov. Wike Declares Oyigbo IPOB Leader Wanted, Places ₦50 Million Bounty On His Head
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared one Stanley Mgbere, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state wanted. The governor equally placed a ₦50 Million bounty on Mgbere’s head. This is coming after Mgbere reportedly led members of the outlawed group to cause violence and destruction of lives and property...
