Tag: #EndSARS
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#EndSARS: Lagos CP warns against planned protest
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…
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Summon Fashola over Lekki tollgate camera, #EndSARS lawyer tells panel
An #EndSARS protesters’ lawyer, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has asked the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry to summon the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. The panel is probing the alleged killing of protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on October 20. Ogunlana told the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel that Fashola…
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#EndSARS: FG not panicking over UK lawmakers’ demand for sanctions – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is not panicking over the demand for sanctions by the United Kingdom lawmakers. The PUNCH reports that the UK lawmakers had on Monday debated over alleged human rights abuses during the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria and demanded sanctions on government officials and security agents…
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NYCN Commends IGP Over Handling of #ENDSARS Protest
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended the Inspector- General of Nigeria Police, Mohammed Adamu for the professionalism exhibited by Police personnel during the unfortunate #Endsars protest that resulted to loss of lives and destruction of properties across the country. NYCN President, Solomon Adodo at a Press briefing on Thursday in Abuja explained…
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EndSARS: International Agency Present Forensic Results of Lekki Videos…
…. Insist video Doctored to Smear Nigerian Military. In a twist of events following presentations to the Lagos state judicial panel of Inquiry into the end SARS Protests at Lekki on October 20, the country representative of Mahatma Gandhi peace foundation Nepal, Dr Richard Oduma has maintained that the video making the rounds on social…
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EndSARS: Diaspora youths laud Gov. Makinde’s conflict resolution approach
A youth group, under the umbrella Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has lauded Gov. Seyi Makinde’s approach in handling the EndSARS protest in Oyo State. This is contained in a statement, signed by its spokesperson, Ayotomiwa Adebayo, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. Our correspondent reports that OID is a socio-political…
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#EndSars protest not religious – YOWICAN
The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), says that the recent upheaval in the country which trailed the #EndSars protest is not religiously motivated, contrary to some opinions. Fielding questions from journalists at the National Ecumenical Centre on Tuesday in Abuja, Apostle Nyeneime Andy, President of YOWICAN, said: “Endsars protest is not…
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#EndSARS: Killing policemen evil, says El-Rufai
Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday described the killing of policemen by protesters in some parts of the country as evil. El-Rufai, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna after the meeting of the Northern Governors Forum and traditional rulers as well as other key stakeholders in the region, said that the police must…
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EndSARS: Irate youths vandalise Taraba Radio, loot property
Hundreds of irate youths on Monday defied the 24-hour curfew imposed on Jalingo, invaded and vandalised the State Radio station. The state Commissioner of information and reorientation,Mr Danjuma Adamu, who visited the Taraba State Broadcasting Corporation (TSBS) premises to inspect the damage done to the station, condemned the action of the youths, saying the destruction…
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EndSARS: Lawmaker earmarks N10m relief for victims
Mr Temitope Adewale, a Lagos lawmaker, says he has earmarked N10 million emergency relief fund for victims of the EndSARS clash at Fagba area of the state. Adewale, representing Ifako-Ijaye Constituency 1 in Lagos House of Assembly, made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that there…