#EndSARS: Listen To Youths, Make Changes – CAN President To FG
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN Samson Ayokunle, has advised the Federal Government to listen to the agitation of the youths of the country and make changes. The CAN President noted that the government should know that the youths were formidable and they should be adequately catered for by the government. Ayokunle, stated this on Saturday at the...
FG Listens To Udensi, Raises Entry Requirement Into Nigeria Police
Nigerians seeking to join the Nigeria Police Force must possess a minimum of Ordinary National Diploma (OND) if a new law being planned to reposition the force and strengthen policing in the country sails through. A security expert, Chikwe Udensi had recently in a chat with ABN TV advised the federal to scrap First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) as the...
I Still Carry Bullets On My Body – Lekki Shooting Survivor Cries Out
For survivors of Lekki Toll Gate shooting and their families, Tuesday, October 20 will remain etched in their memories for a long time to come. ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS returns to the hospital to see how those on admission are faring One of the survivors of the shooting that marred the #ENDSARS protest at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Meshack Esanibi, says...
#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...
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...
Lawyers Sue Lagos Govt, Ask For Disbandment Of Judicial Panel
The Lagos State government has been dragged before a Federal High Court by two lawyers asking that the Judicial Panel Of Inquiry and Restitution For Victims Of SARS Related Abuses be disbanded. The Plaintiffs in the case, Adekunle Augustine and Semion Akogwu, prayed the court to disband the panel on the ground that the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu being...
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...
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: “We’re Reviewing All Evidence” — UK On Petition To Sanction FG
The United Kingdom says it is reviewing all evidence concerning the petition seeking a sanction against the federal government over the #EndSARS protests. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, however, said it does not “publicly speculate on future sanctions designations”. The petition on the UK government and parliament website had accused the government and the police of violating the rights...
Lekki Shootings: We Have Photographs, Videos To Counter Army – Lawyer
The counsel representing #EndSARS protesters before the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of the protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has said his team has evidence to counter the claim by the Nigerian Army that there was no massacre or killings of protesters at the tollgate on the night of...
