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...
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...
IGP Adamu Promotes 82,779 Junior Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, on Monday approved the promotion of 82,779 junior police officers to their next ranks. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said this in a statement in Abuja. Mba said those promoted include 86 officers negatively impacted by the #EndSARS riots. The police spokesman said 16 got a special posthumous promotion while 70 others injured...
Youth Reps Pull Out Of Lagos Judicial Panel After CBN Froze Bank Accounts Of #ENDSARS Activists
The youth representatives at the Lagos Judicial Panel refused to sit during Saturday’s session. The Judicial Panel of Inquiry was set up by the Lagos State Government, to probe the Lekki toll gate shootings and several complaints of human rights abuses against members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). However, after Central Bank obtained a court order to freeze the...
Replacing SARS With SWAT Won’t Address Police Brutality – UN
Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has faulted the manner in which the Nigeria police force set up special weapons and tactics (SWAT) to replace the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Bachelet said the police swiftly created SWAT “without first addressing some of the root causes of police violence and putting in place sufficient safeguards to prevent...
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...
#ENDSARS: Sanwo-Olu Did The Right Thing By Inviting Us To Lekki Tollgate – Army
Ibrahim Taiwo, commander of the 81 division of the Nigerian Army, says Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, did the right thing by inviting soldiers to restore order during the #EndSARS protest in the state. Speaking on Saturday while addressing the judicial panel set up by the state, Taiwo said the soldiers were deployed immediately the governor invited them. The brigadier-general said the...
Ikpeazu Reviews Curfew, Now 10pm-6am
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has announced further relaxation of curfew placed on the state after #EndSARS protest. He took to his verified Twitter account to announce the development on Tuesday. Curfew time according to the Governor is 10pm to 6am daily. "We shall return to normalcy as soon as the situation permits" he added.
#EndSARS: Ikpeazu Set To Probe Extra-Judicial Killings, Brutality By Security Agents
As the #EndSARS protests continue, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the inauguration of Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate alleged extra-judicial killings and brutality by the police and other agents in the state. The announcement is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, made available to ABN TV. According...
#EndSARS: FG Insists No Protester Was Shot At Lekki Tollgate, Demands Apology From CNN
The Federal Government has insisted that protesters were not shot at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on October 20, 2020. EndSARS protesters, who were demonstrating against police brutality, were forcefully dispersed by security operatives exactly a year ago. While the protest organizers had insisted that some protesters were killed, the Federal Government had dismissed reports of the killings. At a press briefing in...
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