Military Denies Judicial Panel Access To Military Hospital (Videos)
The Military authority has denied members of the Judicial Panel, set up by the Lagos state government to investigate police brutality and the Lekki shooting of October 20, access to the military hospital, Lekki. A member of the panel, Mr. Ebun Adegboruwa, SAN, said the panel got an impromptu confidential information that facility at the hospital may be relevant to...
Minister Of Police Affairs Inspects As SWAT Commences Training (Photo)
The new police unit called the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) on Monday began its training with over 400 personnel at the Police Mobile College in Eggon, Nasarawa State. Present at the training ground was the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, and other officials who came to inspect the training exercise. In his opening remark, the Minister said he...
Why Lights Went Off At Lekki Tollgate On The Night Of Shooting – LCC MD
The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the operators of the Lekki tollgate, has given reason lights went off on Tuesday, October 20, the day soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. LCC MD, Abayomi Omomuwa, while appearing at the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government to probe the Lekki shootings, said lights went off because its...
FG Accused Of Freezing Bank Accounts Of #ENDSARS Promoters
The federal government has been accused of freezing the bank accounts of individuals who promoted the #EndSARS protests. For 13 days, Nigerians across the country poured into the streets to protest against police brutality. The protests resulted in the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) unit of the police. But two weeks after the protests, there are allegations of a clampdown...
South-West Ministers Demand Probe Of Military Over Lekki Shooting
Ministers from the south-west who were directed to relocate to their home states to douse the tension created by the #ENDSARS protests have presented their report to the federal executive council (FEC). In the report presented earlier on Wednesday, they demanded a thorough investigation into the Lekki toll plaza shooting incident, particularly the role of the military. Armed men in military...
We Won’t Tolerate Any Protest In Lagos, Police Warn
The Lagos police command says it will resist any attempt to organise protest within the state. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police public relations officer in the state, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He said the command gathered information that some persons within the state are planning to regroup for the #EndSARS protest. The spokesman said such demonstrations, whether peaceful or violent, will...
Army To Appear Before Judiciary Panel Over Lekki Shooting
The Nigerian Army, contrary to its decision last week, will appear on Saturday before the Lagos State Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS peaceful protesters by soldiers on October 20 at the Lekki tollgate. Sources close to the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel confirmed to The PUNCH on Thursday that the army had acknowledged the panel’s invitation...
Why We Seized Passport Of #EndSARS Activist – Immigration
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says the passport of Modupe Odele, an #EndSARS advocate, was not seized as a result of the campaign against police brutality. Odele, a legal practitioner and member of the Feminist Coalition, had narrated how NIS officials stopped her from travelling out of the country. The Feminist Coalition, which is the promoter of the #EndSARS protest, raised about N147...
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...
#EndSARS Memorial Protest: Lekki Massacre Dark Historical Spot — Afenifere
THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, lampooned the attitude of the Federal Government and the police to youths who called for the disbandment of State Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, on October 20, 2020, saying it will continue to be a dark stain on the country. Afenifere, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, insisted that the...
