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#EndSARS: Clergyman demands N250m from police over brother’s death

#EndSARS: Clergyman demands N250m from police over brother’s death

A clergyman, Henry Sanni, on Friday demanded N250 million from the police for the alleged extra-judicial killing of his brother. Sanni, made the allegation in a petition before the Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigeria police. Sanni told the […]
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#ENDSARS: Looting spree in nine states

#ENDSARS: Looting spree in nine states

*10 lawmakers, Covid – 19 palliative targeted *Enough is enough, IGP warns *One killed in Edo, curfew continues in Osun, Delta, Plateau, Kaduna *Ekiti hoodlums loot poisonous food items *Daylight robbers terrorise Onitsha On the 18th day of the #EndSARS protests in some parts of the country, it was looting spree, yesterday, as suspected hoodlums […]

Just in: Police arrest 229 suspects over murder, arson, stealing, after #ENDSARS protests in Lagos

Just in: Police arrest 229 suspects over murder, arson, stealing, after #ENDSARS protests in Lagos

Police have arrested two hundred and twenty-nine (229) suspects, for various criminal offences ranging from arson, murder, stealing, destruction of properties, others, two days after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered Nigerian Youths to stop protests. A statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Kayode Oyekanmi, said the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions, […]

#EndSARS: Protesting youths force Vanguard driver to carry dead bodies in Anambra

#EndSARS: Protesting youths force Vanguard driver to carry dead bodies in Anambra

  By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka IT was a harrowing experience for a driver with Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Lawrence Ofiong, as some hoodlums who allegedly attacked some police stations in Anambra State forced him to carry their two dead colleagues to a mortuary located in a remote village in the state where the dead bodies […]

#EndSARS: Hundreds protest in London against Nigeria’s police brutality

#EndSARS: Hundreds protest in London against Nigeria’s police brutality

Around 500 demonstrators took to the streets of London on Saturday in support of youths’ #EndSARS protests in Nigeria that have spiralled into widespread unrest. President Muhammadu Buhari was the focus of the anger for his handling of anti-police brutality protests against the loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Black-clad demonstrators, mostly part of Britain’s large […]

BREAKING: Osun re-imposes 24-hour curfew indefinitely

BREAKING: Osun re-imposes 24-hour curfew indefinitely

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government has re-imposed the 24-hour curfew earlier suspended on the state indefinitely. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, during a statewide broadcast on Saturday afternoon expressed disappointment with the manner the suspension of the curfew, which was imposed to curtail violence and social disorder, was abused. He regretted that criminals took advantage […]

#EndSARS: Hoodlums on rampage loot NASS members’ houses, Coldstone creamery others in Calabar

#EndSARS: Hoodlums on rampage loot NASS members’ houses, Coldstone creamery others in Calabar

Destroy APC, NLC Secretariat, set INEC office ablaze By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Despite the 24 hours curfew declared by the Cross River governnent on Friday, what began as invasion of state-owned warehouses has degenerated into looting spree as hoodlums looted various establisments, malls, confectionery amongst others. The rampage took a different dimension from arson […]

#EndSARS: Hoodlums on rampage, loot NASS members’ houses

#EndSARS: Hoodlums on rampage, loot NASS members’ houses

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Despite the 24 hours curfew declared by the Cross River government on Friday, what began as an invasion of state-owned warehouses has degenerated into looting spree as hoodlums looted various establishments, malls, confectionery amongst others. The rampage which took a different dimension from arson to attack on houses of prominent […]