Protester hold the Nigerian national flag where someone has written “End SARS Now” during a demonstration to protest against police brutality and scrapping of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos, on October 15, 2020.The Committee of Bar Chairmen, Enugu State of the Nigerian Bar Association have set up a committee that will offer pro-bono legal
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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, passionately appealed to men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to fully renew their ultimate commitment towards the provision of security of lives and property by returning to their duty posts across the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi made the appeal when he visited the Senior Police
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Reactions continue to trail the shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos State. In a latest development, Ministers from the South-West part of Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency probe the role of soldiers in the shooting of the protesters which happened on Tuesday, October
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Some legal practitioners in Onitsha, Anambra state have called for the decentralization of the Police Service Commission (PSC) as a regulatory body for effective service delivery. The lawyers who said the call followed recent protests by the Nigerian youths against the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), canvased for the establishment of the Commission in
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Traditional rulers of Aba na Ohazu, the indigenous people of Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, have lamented the wanton destruction in the area during the recent nationwide #EndSARS protest. The monarchs who toured destruction sites with stakeholder, women leaders, youth leaders toured round the vandalized layed curses on the hoodlums who looted
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The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Monday evening that Egypt would deport seven Nigerians for protesting without permit.The seven Nigerians were arrested by the Egyptian police last month for participating in the #EndSARS protest in the North African country. Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed this on her Twitter handle, said the
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Fiery Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, has alleged that bodies of #EndSARS protesters in Enugu State, were killed by security agents and their bodies thrown into the Onyeama valleys. Mbaka, spoke on Sunday while ministering at the Adoration Arena, in Emene, Enugu. He also took
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…Compensate Police, victims of protest A rights group, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE), has appealed to state Governors to grant amnesty to the hoodlums who carted arms like AK-47 Raffles belonging to the Police during the recent #EndSARS protest but decided to return them within 14 days. It also asked the
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Olumide Akpata, has on Thursday, kicked against the alleged arrest of suspected looters and curfew defaulters by the Nigerian Police without arraignment in courts as required by law. According to him, such act was a clear indication that the police hierarchy has failed to get the message and/or is
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Prosecution of over 300 suspected looters and arsonists following the #ENDSARS protests has began in Plateau State. According to the Plateau State Government, the suspects were accused of looting, criminal trespassing and inciting public disturbance, among other charges. It was gathered that the suspects, who had been in military and police detention after they were
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Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the Lagos State Government has considered fully re-opening the economy which will include both food markets and non food markets across the metropolis. To this effect the markets are now to open daily. Recall that the markets were shut due to the outbreak of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic
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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has directed all educational institutions to resume normal activities following the lifting of curfew imposed last week in the wake of the havoc visited on the state by gangs of arsonists. He also directed civil servants in the state to return to work. In a statement issued by theCommissioner
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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally addressed the country concerning the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos by soldiers. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari explained he decided not to talk on the shooting incident until he had access to all the facts. He also promised
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Traditional ruler of Nnewi, Anambra State, HRH, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III has expressed worry over the burning and vandalization of police stations and other security formations in the area. He warned those who burnt and carted away arms and other property in the formations in the industrial city to return the loots or face the
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural and political body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere on Saturday, condemned the ongoing destruction of properties and looting by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protests in the country. The groups also condemned the shooting of unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos State by soldiers. This
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