#EndSARS: FG Insists No Protester Was Shot At Lekki Tollgate, Demands Apology From CNN
The Federal Government has insisted that protesters were not shot at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on October 20, 2020. EndSARS protesters, who were demonstrating against police brutality, were forcefully dispersed by security operatives exactly a year ago. While the protest organizers had insisted that some protesters were killed, the Federal Government had dismissed reports of the killings. At a press briefing in...
#EndSARS: We Can’t Destroy Infrastructure When We’ve None, Don Lulu Warns
Abia-born US-based UN peace ambassador Mr. Lucky Igbokwe popularly known as Don Lulu has cautioned the youths in the state against destroying public infrastructure even as they engage in #EndSARS protest. He stated that at a time when there is deficit in infrastructure, it is not in the interest of the public for protesters to engage in destroying infrastructure, adding that...
#ENDSARS: We Await Reports From State Govts – Buhari Tells Blinken
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government will allow the system to exhaust itself, and will, therefore, wait for pronouncements from state governments that set up panels to probe police brutality in the country. The president spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience Mr Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State. “So many state governments are involved, and...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
CBN Denies Freezing Bank Accounts Of #EndSARS Promoters’
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has faulted the claim that his bank obtained court orders to block accounts associated with promoters of the #EndSARS protests. Emefiele’s position was stated by his lawyer, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mike Aondoakaa (SAN) while appearing before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Aondoakaa...
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...
#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...
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...
UN Asks FG To Investigate Attack On #EndSARS Protesters In Lekki
António Guterres, UN secretary-general, in a statement by Stephane Dujarric, his spokesman, asked the federal government to probe the incident and bring the perpetrators to book. Some protesters were reportedly killed and several others injured on Tuesday night after security operatives opened fire on protesters agitating against police brutality. Guterres noted that the UN is abreast the situation while calling on...
Human Rights Activist Sues Davido, Falz, Burna Boy, 47 Other Celebrities To Court Over #EndSARS Protests
Kenechukwu Okeke, a human rights activist, has filed criminal proceedings before a magistrate court in Abuja against 50 persons for “promoting” the #EndSARS protests. Kanu Nwankwo, popular Nigerian footballer; Innocent Idibia, Nigerian singer and songwriter popularly known as 2face; David Adeleke, Nigerian Afropop singer better known as Davido, are among persons listed in the suit. Thousands of Nigerians under the #EndSARS campaign,...
