A sense of trepidation and tension hangs in the Lagos air as the anniversary of the October 20, 2020 #EndSARS debacle at the Lekki toll gate dawns. 4wardwego Blog reports that this day last year witnessed one of the most controversial and still hotly-contested events in recent Nigerian history. On OctoberContinue Reading
The human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore on Monday, October 11, vowed to organise #EndSARS memorial protests on October 20, despite warnings by the Nigerian Police Force. The #EndSARS protests which were held in October 2020 were against the activities of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit ofContinue Reading
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has stated that the Federal Government is justified in the freezing of #ENDSARS campaigners’ accounts. 1st News had reported that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in November 2020 froze the accounts of 19 individuals and one private firm over their involvement in the #ENDSARS protestContinue Reading
The #EndSARS judicial panel sitting in Lagos State, on Saturday, February 6, announced its decision to return the Lekki Toll Gate plaza to its owners, the Lekki Concession Company. The plaza has been under the control of the panel; since it began sitting in October following the #EndSARS protests againstContinue Reading
The legal team representing the Nigerian Army on Monday, November 30, revealed the Lagos State judicial panel of inquiry lacked the powers to impose sanctions; or punish any soldier found guilty for shooting #EndSARS protesters last month. This was contained in a presentation made by the head of the legalContinue Reading
The recriminations from the recent #EndSARS protests which rocked Nigeria in October is yet to be over, as the Federal Government has been accused of clamping down on individuals and groups involved in the protests. Specifically, over 1,500 persons have allegedly been arrested and detained by the government as aContinue Reading
The Lagos State House of Assembly has promised to include compensations to #EndSARS victims in the state’s 202 Budget currently before the House. The Chairman, House Ad Hoc Committee on the Victims of Aftermath of the #EndSARS protest in the state, Mr Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, disclosed this at the end of itsContinue Reading
A lawyer for the #EndSARS protester in Lagos, Adesina Ogunlana, on Friday, November 20, insisted that the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, must appear before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing last month’s alleged killing of protesters by soldiers in the Lekki area of the state. Ogunlana issued the petition against Sanwo-Olu at theContinue Reading
The Federal Government on Thursday, November 19, revealed the conduct of policemen and soldiers during the #ENDSARS protests and the attendant violence deserves commendation and not condemnation. This was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who stated in Abuja during a televised press conference, statingContinue Reading
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has the powers to restrict movement as a border management agency if there is a need for that. Mr Sunday James, the officer in charge of the Press and Public Relations Unit of the service, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday, NovemberContinue Reading