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...
SARS Killed My Husband, Told Me To Marry Another Man – Woman Narrates
Wife of a victim of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) brutality, Mrs Chidinmma Precious Edozieuno has recounted to the Anambra Judicial panel on activities of the unit and how men of the unit took away her husband in 2017 and told her to kiss him goodbye. Mrs Edozieuno who petitioned the panel and also appeared for testimony prayed the panel to...
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...
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...
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...
BREAKING: Panel Denies LCC’s Request To “Take Back Possession” Of Lekki Tollgate
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shootings of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers on October 20, 2020, at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos has declined the request by the operators of the tollgate, Lekki Concession Company, to “take back possession” of the tollgate. The Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, in a short ruling on Tuesday, said...
BREAKING: Tollgate Staffs Didn’t Witness Lekki Shootings, says LCC MD
Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Managing Director, Mr Abayomi Omomuwa, has said neither he nor any member of his staff witnessed shootings of protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. LCC is the operator of the Lekki Toll Gate where #EndSARS protesters were alleged to have been fired at by soldiers on the evening of October 20. Omomuwa spoke while testifying before a Judicial...
We’re Trying To Avoid 2nd Wave Of #EndSARS Protest – Chairman Northern Govs Forum
The Chairman of Northern Governors Forum says hands are on deck to engage Nigerian youths and avoid a second wave of #EndSARS Protest. Simon Lalong who is also the state governor of Plateau disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Monday. He said the plan to avoid the reoccurrence/ second wave of #EndSARS protest was agreed upon after a...
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...
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...
