Tag: #EndSARS
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#EndSARS: We lost N2bn — Abuja traders, NGO
Members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), those of Apo Mechanic Traders Association and a non-government organisation (NGO), Shelter Initiative for African Women, have claim that they lost about N2.5 billion when hoodlums looted and vandalised their properties during and after the #EndSARS protests in Abuja. They made…
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#EndSARS: We won’t allow a repeat, Buhari vows
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration would do everything to prevent a repeat of the recent #EndSARS protest. The President gave the assurance during the National Security Council (NSC) meeting held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. Briefing State House Correspondents on the proceedings from the meeting, the…
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#EndSARS: Court grants Eromosele bail
The Yaba Magistrates Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, granted bail to detained #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, in the sum of N1m. The magistrate ruled against an application filed by the policemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department seeking to remand Adene for an extra 30 days. Eromosele’s lawyer, Tunde Jinadu, told reporters on Tuesday that…
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#EndSARS: We’re sad Lagos Governor denied inviting us — Army
The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, says the Nigerian Army was unhappy that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting the military on October 20, 2020, when soldiers shot at the Lekki tollgate where #EndSARS protesters were gathered. Taiwo said this on Saturday in…
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#EndSARS: Igbo most affected in looted, destroyed businesses — Army
The Nigerian Army has said that most of the businesses looted or destroyed in Lekki, Ajah, Sangotedo and nearby places were owned by people of Igbo extraction. Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo stated this in his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.…
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#EndSARS: Gov. Emmanuel reviews curfew in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has further reviewed emergency curfew imposed in the state penultimate week to check escalation of the #EndSARS violence that erupted in the state capital. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Ini Ememobong, and made available to newsmen in Uyo.…
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#EndSARS: Police lost 100 AK-47 rifles, 37 stations torched in Lagos — IGP committee
Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Special Committee set up for damage assessment to police facilities and equipment during the #EndSARS protest has disclosed that about 100 AK-47 rifles and 2,600 units of ammunition are missing as a result of attacks on police formations in Lagos State. It would be recalled that the attacks on police formations…
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#EndSARS: Zulum, others visit Sanwo-Olu, decry destruction in Lagos
Political leaders from the North East led by Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday paid a solidarity visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him and Lagosians over the massive destruction in the state by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest. In Zulum’s team was his predecessor in office…
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#EndSARS: Buhari receives Lagos destruction report
The Lagos State governor. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a report on properties destroyed by hoodlums in Lagos to President Muhammadu Buhari. The presentation was done in the President’s office in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, The Nation reports. A tweet on the Presidency’s verified Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, revealed the reason for Governor…
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#EndSARS: It’s not clear soldiers were involved in shooting — Malami
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice Abubakar Malami has alleged that “hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality. He said it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved in the shooting spree. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said…