Some group of armed men on Friday barricaded the headquarters of the recently disbanded police arm, Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in Awkuzu, Anambra State following plans by thousands of youths to search the compound. The brick wall met by the protesters led to blocking the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, after they were engaged in a sharp
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At least one person has been confirmed dead while no fewer than twenty persons have been seriously injured in a bloody clash between #EndSARS protesters and suspected hoodlums at the airport road in Benin, Edo State. Five of the protesters are said to be on danger list in a deadly clash which lasted for over
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One of the celebrity pioneers of the EndSARs protest, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, has condemned extracurricular activities on protest grounds. The EndSARs protest against police brutality in the country is starting to take a new direction as protesters have been reported to party, drink, and take illegal substances on protest grounds. Other celebrities have appealed to
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Reactions have continued to trail the #EndSARS and #PoliceBrutality protests rocking Nigeria for about a week now, adding his voice to the call by Nigerians, the Senior Pastor and founder of the Covenant Christian Centre, Poju Oyemade, narrates the ordeal of his wife in the hands of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria
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EndSARS protesters on Thursday pushed out the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, from one of their rallies in Lagos. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Sowore, who is standing trial for alleged treason at the Federal High Court, Abuja, was pushed out by the protesters who asked him to
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The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has sacked his security aide, James Nwafor. Nwafor, who was a Senior Special Adviser to the governor on security, was relieved of his duty following allegations by #EndSARS protesters in Awka on Thursday. They alleged that Nwafor violated people’s rights during his reign as the Commander of SARS in
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Lagos Bus Services Limited has suspended operations amid allegations that one of its buses was used in conveying thugs to Alausa to disrupt # EndSARS protests as seen in a viral video . The Managing Director , LBSL, Mr . Idowu Oguntona , said contrary to reports , none of its buses was used in
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday revealed the identities of police officers involved in the alleged killing of one #EndSARS protester in the Surulere area of the state on Monday The deceased, Ikechukwu Iloamauzor, 55, was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the #ENDSARS protest in the area. The governor, who disclosed this
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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Thursday promised that all illegal detainees in the cells of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state would be released from Friday. The governor made the promise while addressing #ENDSARS protesters at the Government House in Awka. The governor also disclosed that a former Commander of
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As demonstrations against police brutality and extra-judicial killings continue across the country, Kwara State governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Thursday joined a crowd of #EndSARS Protesters as they marched to the police headquarters in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Governor AbdulRazaq marched with the youths after addressing them and assuring them of his support. He also asked
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Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has sacked his Senior Special Adviser on Security, Mr James Nwafor in an effort to appease the EndSARS protesters. The protesters had accused Nwafor who was formerly the commander of SARS in Anambra, of alleged killing and maiming many youths in the state. The protesters had on Wednesday blocked
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EndSARS protesters have taken their protest against police brutality in Nigeria to the National Assembly complex in Abuja. The EndSARS protesters, majorly youths, barricaded the entrance of the assembly complex with placards and inscriptions. They chanted songs and called on the government to commence an immediate reform of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). The protesters
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Northern leaders have called for the restructuring of the Nigeria to 12 state-structure, devolution of powers and 100 per cent resource with suspicion and cautious optimism. The Northern leaders made this call during a courtesy visit to PAN-Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), umbrella group of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger-Delta. The
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Vehicular movement was on Wednesday grounded following protests by scores of #EndSARS protesters in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Motorists and commuters were kept for hours by the protesters who also paralyzed socioeconomic activities in the area. The protesters moved to major streets in the city later converged on the Aroma junction by the Onitsha
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Enugu state deputy Governor Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, has joined the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS and police brutality protest in Nigeria. Nigerians are protesting against activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS and police brutality. Enugu state deputy Governor Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, could be seen among the protesters as she joined calls for police reforms. The move
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