Nigeria Has Lost N700 Billion In 12 Days Of #ENDSARS Protest – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the Nigerian economy has lost N700 billion in 12 days due to the ongoing #EndSARS protests. There have been protests nationwide against the brutality of the special anti-robbery squad(SARS) of the police force. In a statement on Monday, Toki Mabogunje (pictured), LCCI president, said the protests have crippled economic activities in the...
#EndSARS: South East Leaders To Engage Youths For Sustainable Peace, Glorious Future [Photos, Video]
…Sympathize with victims’ families, others The leaders of the South East geo-political zone comprising the governors of the zone, national assembly members, ministers, clergy, traditional rulers, Igbo leaders, and women leaders, rose from a closed-door meeting at the Government House, Enugu, on Thursday and resolved to engage the youth to ensure sustainable peace in the zone as well as “a...
As We’re Ending SARS, We Must End Our Bad Habits, Uche Nwosu Advises Youths
Former Commissioner for Land in Imo State, Chief Uche Nwosu has called on youths to do away with attitudes that are inimical to the growth and development of the country. He gave this advise in a chat with ABN TV in Abuja recently. Nwosu, a former Chief of Staff to Rochas Okorocha, a former Imo governor while backing the youths on...
#EndSARS: We Can’t Tolerate Anniversary Protest In Lagos, Police Warn
Lagos State Police Command said an intelligence report has revealed plans by some groups to hold an #EndSARS anniversary protest. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, the command stated that Lagos State and Nigerians cannot afford another #EndSARS protest. The Lagos police spokesman said people should relive the “distasteful experience of last year’s #EndSARS protest which caused pain,...
#EndSARS: Minimum Requirement Into Nigerian Police Should Be B.Sc, HND, Equivalent — Security Expert
A renowned security expert and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has advocated and increase in minimum education requirement into Nigerian Police Force. This is even as he lamented the dwindling quality of education in the country, describing the tertiary institutions as glorified secondary schools. In a chat with ABN TV at the weekend, Sir Udensi said the current system where...
#EndSARS Promoters Must Face The Law – Presidency
Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman, says those who promoted the #EndSARS protest and allowed it degenerate into chaos must be made to face the law. Garba Shehu said this when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Sunday. ABN TV had reported how a federal high court in Abuja granted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to freeze the...
Lekki Shooting: Lagos Govt Invited Us To Lekki Tollgate – Army
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. Youth protesting against police brutality had refused to stay off the roads despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, after widespread violence. Subsequently, men in military uniform invaded the protest ground at Lekki toll plaza and opened fire on the...
#EndSARS: Restrain, Allow Peaceful Resolution Of The Issues, Prof. Ibe Urges Youths
The Chancellor Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has appealed to youths especially those engaging in destruction of public infrastructure to henceforth stop and allow government to resolve issues contained in the #EndSARS agitation. While expressing regret that the protest was hijacked by hoodlums and opportunistic criminals, he insisted that further destruction of private and public assets will create a...
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...
Dissatisfied Victim Fumes As #EndSARS Panel Awards N7.5m Compensation
The Lagos State Judicial Panel probing police brutality yesterday awarded N7.5million to a trader, Ndukwe Ekekwe, whose spine was broken after being thrown off a two-storey building at Alaba International Market in Ojo Local Government Area (LGA) by police officers in 2018. But an angry Ekekwe, 34, described the amount as too inadequate to compensate for his ordeal. In his petition,...
