Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured #EndSARS protesters there will be no further cases of police brutality in the state. Sanwo-Olu gave this assurance while addressing thousands of the protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Monday. The protesters also blocked Berger along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, causing massive gridlock. The youths, who were all chanting “SARS […]
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Why protests will continue after scrapping unit, by activist PDP, Okowa, groups seek police reforms, audit of disbanded squad President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to arrest and prosecute officers responsible for the misconducts in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The President’s directive came barely 24 hours after […]
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Despite the ‘unconstitutional’ ban of EndSARS protest in Rivers State by the governor, youths have gathered in their hundreds to peacefully protest against the controversial anti-robbery squad that has been linked to widespread torture and killings in Nigeria. The State’s governor Nyesom Wike on Monday said he has prohibited all forms of protest in the state including […]
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The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo State has raised an alarm over alleged attack on its supporters, secretariat and candidate’s campaign office in Ifedore local government area of the state. It alleged in a statement on Monday by its state spokesman, Mr. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei the attack was led by the local government chairman, […]
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Police Inspector General, Mr Mohammed Adamu has ordered all state commissioners of police to ensure no officer and other insignia of the Special Anti-robbery squad is seen in public. In the “police wireless message” dated October 12, 2020, the state commissioners of police are directed to to ensure “strict compliance” with the directive. The directive […]
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Scores of youths protesting alleged brutality and high-handedness by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Police on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly Gates. The youths, who were bearing placards and chanting solidarity songs, besieged the gates of the National Assembly, around noon, a situation that led to the shutting of the main gate […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has explained why it has not congratulated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for being declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. declared i’s position on the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State which saw Governor Akeredolu declared as winner. In a statement […]
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It was a victory for social media and its users yesterday as the Nigeria Police Force buckled under the pressure of days of sustained #EndSARS trend, campaign and protests. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was a special police unit allegedly infamous for terrorising and extorting money from young Nigerians. This is the third in the […]
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Despite the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the #EndSARS protest continued in Abuja on Monday. The peaceful protesters, most of whom were wearing black T-shirts marched on the Berger bridge, Wuse, blocking the road and chanting: ‘End police brutality now.’ This paralysed vehicular traffic in […]
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Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has relieved his daughter’s ordeal in the hands of operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The monarch, who declared support for the ongoing #EndSARS protests, warned the police to stop attacking the demonstrators. The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu announced the dissolution of the controversial outfit during […]
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