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Lekki Shootings: Judicial Panel Commences Sitting Tuesday

EndSARS protesters on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos
229 suspects to be prosecuted for arson, murder The Lagos State Government yesterday disclosed that its Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Lekki TollRead More

Lekki Shootings: We Hid Behind Barricades To Escape – Eyewitnesses

EndSARS protesters on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos
With an emotion-laden voice, Philip Chukwu initially refused to relive his experience on Tuesday at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos. He said he was still in shock andRead More

Amid Nigerian Army’s Operation Crocodile Smile, Lekki Shootings Attract Global Rage

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; activist, Aisha Yesufu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State
The take-off of the army’s Operation Crocodile Smile amid the #EndSARS protests and the shooting of unarmed protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos, have attracted public outcry. Barely fiveRead More

Gov Sanwo-Olu Relaxes Curfew In Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the easing of the curfew imposed on the state beginning from Saturday, October 24th, 2020. Speaking at the State House Marina Friday,Read More

Lekki Shootings: Afenifere Demands International Probe, Apology By Sanwo-Olu

Chief Reuben Fasoranti
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, in Abuja on Thursday demanded that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State should apologise over the killing of protesters by soldiers to assuage feelings andRead More

#EndSARS: We Won’t Tolerate Undermining Of National Security – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised youths in the country against embarking on further protests over police brutality and extrajudicial killings in the country. He said this during a nationwide broadcastRead More

Some Nigerians Mistook Our Disbandment Of SARS As Weakness – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said some Nigerians mistook as weakness, the swift response of his regime to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. Buhari made thisRead More

Buhari Laments Loss Of Lives, Mum On Lekki Shootings

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the loss of lives and properties suffered in different parts of the country as hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protests against police brutality and extrajudicial killings.Read More

#EndSARS: Police Stations Burnt, Schools Shut As Lagos, Abia, Others Declare 24-Hour Curfew

A police station set ablaze by hoodlums
The ongoing #EndSARS protests in different parts of the country escalated on Tuesday after some police stations were burnt and property destroyed. While hoodlums who invaded the protest grounds wereRead More

Lekki Shootings: #EndSARS Protesters Rush Injured To Lagos Hospitals

#EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
#EndSARS protesters injured at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos on Tuesday evening have been rushed to the Reddington and Lagoon hospitals in the area. An official of one of theRead More