#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...
“Buhari’s Promise Frustrating, I’m Not Afraid To Die” – Falz Tells CNN
Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, singer, actor and activist, has said Buhari’s promise to reform the police was infuriating and frustrating as his administration had been making the same promise of reform since 2017. He said this in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour when a short clip of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Thursday’s speech was played. In the clip, Buhari said SARS was...
BREAKING: Lagos Judicial Panel Reviews CCTV Footage Of Lekki Shooting
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki toll gate shootings and complaints of human rights abuses against members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), on Friday, began the review of the CCTV footage submitted by the Lekki Concession Company (LCC), operators of the Lekki toll gate. The Managing Director of...
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...
I Almost Cried Seeing The Destruction Of Properties In Lagos, says El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has rued the recent destruction of properties in Lagos State, saying he almost cried after seeing photos of the damage. “I have spent time to see some of the pictures of the destruction done on public properties in Lagos and I nearly shed tears,” the governor said on Thursday when he visited Sanwo-Olu to...
#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...
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...
#ENDSARS: We Await Reports From State Govts – Buhari Tells Blinken
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will allow the system to exhaust itself, and will, therefore, wait for pronouncements from state governments that set up panels to probe police brutality in the country. The president spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience Mr Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State. “So many state governments are involved, and...
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...
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...
