Lagos Police Issues Strong Warning As Second #ENDSARS Protest Looms
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday, warned against any planned protest in the state. A statement signed by the State Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, revealed that the command had received information of a planned protest to mark one year of the #EndSARS protest. Ajisebutu warned that the police would not hesitate to use all...
#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...
DJ Switch Will Be Exposed In Due Course, Says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday said DJ switch who live-streamed, on Instagram, the Lekki shootings of October 20 will soon be exposed for spreading falsehood. Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has left the country over what she has described as threats to her life. However, Mr. Mohammed at a press briefing on Thursday...
Senator’s Aides Conveyed Thugs Who Attacked #EndSARS Protester, Ex-DSS Boss Claims
Dennis Amachree, a former assistant director in the Department of State Services (DSS), says aides of an unnamed senator conveyed thugs to attack citizens protesting against police brutality in Abuja. In a video that has since gone viral, men in black suits were seen in a sports utility vehicle (SUV) picking up hoodlums and taking them toward the protesters. The video...
Desist From Further Demonstrations – Police Warn Protesters
The Lagos government has asked #EndSARS protesters in the state to heed the warning of the police and desist from a further demonstration. In a statement on Friday, Gbenga Omotoso, commissioner for information, urged anyone who has a grievance against the police to approach the judicial panel of inquiry. After #EndSARS protesters were forcefully dispersed following incidents of violence, some of...
BREAKING: 2 Feared Dead As Hoodlums Set Police Station On Fire In Lagos (Photos, Video)
Suspected hoodlums on Tuesday burnt down the Apapa Iganmu Police Station in Lagos State. The incident occurred around 09.45 am, according to an eyewitness. The spokesperson of the Orile-Iganmu Local Government Area, Ayo Micheal said, “Yes, the station has been attacked. “The burnt Station is in Apapa Iganmu but serviced both Iganmu community in Apapa Iganmu and Orile Community in Coker/Aguda.” Videos: https://twitter.com/mogajiofilorin/status/1318480225865531392 https://twitter.com/davvydmoore/status/1318475270094028808 https://twitter.com/HOjajuni/status/1318491498174971906 https://twitter.com/drpenking/status/1318484726563340289 Details later…
BREAKING: The Nation Newspaper Office On Fire [VIDEO]
Suspected hoodlums have set ablaze the head office of The Nation Newspaper at Matori in Lagos on fire, ABN TV reports The development comes hours after the head office of Television Continental (TVC) was attacked. Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is believed to be the target of the attacks. WATCH THE VIDEO... https://youtu.be/rkh4DaF_5FU
Over 75,000 Sign Petition To Arraign Buhari After #ENDSARS Panel Report
A petition by Reno Omokri, a former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, on the change.org platform has received 76,420 signatures as of 12.39 pm on Friday. The petition, which was filed on Wednesday, was directed at the International Criminal Court and comes after the Lagos #EndSARS panel indicted the Buhari administration in its report. At over 75,471 signatures, the petition...
“We’ve Received Reports Of Crimes” — ICC Prosecutor Reacts To #EndSARS Protests
Fatou Bensouda, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, says the court is closely keeping an eye on the developments from the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. In a statement posted by the ICC on it’s verified Twitter page on Thursday, Bensouda, the ICC prosecutor said the court has received allegations of crimes. “My office has been closely following the events around the current...
BREAKING: Police Take Over Fela Shrine To Prevent #EndSARS Meeting (Photos)
The police have restricted movement in and out of the Afrika Shrine to prevent a meeting on #EndSARS from taking place there. Seun, one of the sons of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Afro Beats Maestro, had earlier sent out flyers announcing a meeting on the lessons from #EndSARS protests. But the police later wrote to the Anikulapo family, demanding that the meeting must...
