‘The Panel received over 300 petitions and made recommendations in a report submitted to the State Government’ Anambra Civil Society Network (ACSONET) a foremost platform for Citizens and Non State Actors stakeholders has urged Anambra State Government under Gov. Charles Soludo to act upon the EndSars Judicial Panel of inquiry report submitted in March ,
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The Uzoakoli Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State has been attacked and razed by unknown gunmen. The latest attack which occurred in the early hours of today is coming barely weeks after a similar attack took place at the World Bank Housing Estate police station in Aba. The Police Public Relations
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Popular comedian Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, has been arraigned before a mobile court. Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi. “He (Mr Macaroni) and others have been arraigned before a mobile court. I will release a statement on it shortly,” he said in a phone interview. Mr Macaroni was arrested
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to unfreeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters.The accounts were targeted by the apex bank in 2020 in the wake of the #EndSARS protests which demanded an end to police brutality and bad governance in the country. The judge, Ahmed Mohammed, issued
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Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday donated a storey building to the Zone 17 of the Nigeria Police Force. The building is to serve as the zone’s operational office and headquarters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zone 17 was created on May 27, 2020 to serve Ondo and Ekiti States.
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Emmanuel Adebisi, known as one of the coordinators of the #EndSARS Movement in Osun State, is being held by the Department of State Services for alleged impersonation. Adebisi had on Monday led a group of protesters to Osun State House of Assembly and demanded the disbandment of the panel probing police brutality in the state,
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Following the alleged plan to carry out another round of #EndSARS protest, armed policemen and soldiers have been deployed at the Lekki toll plaza, Lagos. Several motorists informed The PUNCH that the security operatives were deployed around midnight. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, did not respond to calls on Monday morning. However, both
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has initiated a legal move to disband the EndSARS panel of inquiry set up across the country. The IGP in a suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020 seek the court to declare panel of inquiry set up across the country as unconstitutional. Police lawyers headed by Oyetola Atoyebi claimed that the
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The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has announced that a petition seeking sanctions against the Federal Government and Nigeria Police Force over reported human rights violations during the #EndSARS protests would be debated today. The petition was titled: “Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials”. The UK parliament disclosed this via its website, adding that
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The UK Parliament has announced it will debate the petition: “Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials” on 23 November 2020 for alleged human rights violations during the #EndSARS protests. Members of the British Parliament had last month decried the violence that trailed the shooting of the protesters by the military in the Lekki
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Magistrate Court in Yaba has granted bail to embattled #ENDSARS protester, Peter Eromosele in the sum of one million naira and two sureties who must be family members.A Yaba Magistrate Court, Lagos has quashed a move to detain an #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, for an extra 30 days rather the court granted bail to embattled
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The Enugu State Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to examine cases of Police brutality, human rights violations, and extrajudicial killings began sitting on Monday with 30 petitions. Speaking at the inaugural sitting, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Kingsley Ude (Rtd), explained that the 30 petitions were so far received
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The management of Access Bank Plc has sympathised with #EndSARS protesters for freezing their accounts, this is following an online campaign for customers to boycott bank. Recall that Access Bank had frozen accounts of about eight persons suspected to be involved in the #EndSARS campaign. It was however gathered that the bank acted based on
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Human right group, Joint Action Front (JAF), has advocated for system change, just as it rejected the judicial panel of Inquiry for the Lekki shooting. Rather the group called for the setting up of an Independent panel of enquiry comprising representatives of civil society organizations, the Bar associations, medical associations, Youth groups, trade unions and
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The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has condemned the harassment of Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to #EndSARS protesters and promoters in the country. They called on President Muhammadu Buhari to halt all forms of divisive and repressive steps the federal government has taken so far against the EndSARS protesters. They have, therefore, called on
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