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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As the panel investigating the Lekki toll gate shooting resumed sitting Tuesday, the Lekki Concession Company (LCC), operators of the toll gate, has submitted a CCTV footage recorded by the surveillance camera on the Tuesday night October 20, 2020, of the shootings of Endsars protesters by men of the Nigerian Army. The recordings are expected
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The Presidency has accused the Amnesty International (AI) of projecting misleading and inaccurate details about recent events both the shooting of unarmed, peaceful EndSARS protesters by soldiers in Lekki, Lagos State and other attending chaos in the country that amnesty international feels is against human rights. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
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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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Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, has declined the belief of many Nigerians and said that Lekki shooting was not left out in President Muhammadu Buhari’s national broadcast on Thursday. Adesina, made this know to public on Friday, when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
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Mr. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, said on Friday night that President Muhammadu Buhari has given an order for the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos, to be seriously investigated. It could be recalled that armed soldiers had on Tuesday opened fire on the youths protesting police
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Buildings housing three banks in Admiralty Way, Lekki has been allegedly set ablaze by some hoodlums that disguised as #EndSARS protesters. This was disclosed by eyewitnesses around the affected branch via their respective social media accounts on Tuesday. The incident occurred a few minutes after soldiers attacked #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate area of
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There is currently heavy shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos as #EndSARS protesters defy a governnent curfew to continue their demand for an end to police brutality. Soldiers on Tuesday opened fire on #EndSARS protesters in the Lekki area of the state on Tuesday. At least one person has been killed and
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As the #EndSARS protest enters Day Nine on Friday, the spirit of solidarity amongst protesters appears to be growing even across religious boundaries, as Muslims amongst them observed their regular Friday prayer openly at the Lekki Toll Gate and on Lagos State Assembly road, both of which had been grounded by protesters since the the
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Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that 181 students and members of staff of a private boarding school located in the Lekki area of Lagos State have tested positive for COVID-19. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the cases were discovered during surveillance and case investigation in the school.
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