SARS Update

#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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Remains of the Day: Property destroyed in Lagos #EndSARS crisis

Remains of the Day: Property destroyed in Lagos #EndSARS crisis

1. Nigeria Port Authority Lagos – Set ablaze 2. Orile Police Post, Lagos – Set ablaze 3. Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos – Totally destroyed 4. BRT Terminal, Oyingbo – New Buses set on fire 5. Television Continental, Ketu, Lagos – Set ablaze 6. VIO, FRSC Office, Ojodu – FRSC branded cars, generators set ablaze. 7. […]

Labour unions decry killing of innocent protesters in Lagos

Labour unions decry killing of innocent protesters in Lagos

Some labour unions have condemned in totality the killing of innocent protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State on Tuesday night. They are Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Mr Gbenga Ekundayo, TUC […]

#EndSARS: Killing Of protesters disturbing, unacceptable ― Archbishop Kaigama

#EndSARS: Killing Of protesters disturbing, unacceptable ― Archbishop Kaigama

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has decried the killing of peaceful protesters by security operatives, calling for decisive action against the shedding of innocent blood. Kaigama, in a statement issued on Wednesday, lamented the violence witnessed during the #EndSARS protests across the country, insisting that the […]

Lekki Tollgate: Adeboye condemns attack on #EndSARS protesters

Lekki Tollgate: Adeboye condemns attack on #EndSARS protesters

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has condemned the attacks launched on unarmed young protesters at Lekki Tollgate on Tuesday night which left some of the protesters dead and some critically injured. Adeboye in a statement on Wednesday said ”I condemn in the strongest possible terms, attacks launched […]

Killing of #EndSARS Protesters: You must hold perpetrators accountable, UN tells FG

Killing of #EndSARS Protesters: You must hold perpetrators accountable, UN tells FG

By Perez Brisibe The United Nations, UN, has tasked the Nigerian government to ensure that it investigate and hold perpetrators of the attack on armless protesters in Lekki, Lagos State accountable. The position of the UN is the latest by international organisations and world powers on the reported shooting of #ENDSARS protesters by soldiers in […]

#EndSARS: Implore dialogue, not rioting — Kano Emirate tells protesters

#EndSARS: Implore dialogue, not rioting — Kano Emirate tells protesters

By Bashir Bello – Kano In the face of the ongoing #EndSARS protest, the Kano Emirate Council has on Wednesday told protesters to implore dialogue instead of riot approach to press home their demands. The Emirate Council in a statement by the Senior Councillor (Galadiman Kano), Alhaji Abbas Sanusi made available to newsmen in the […]

#EndSARS: Civil Defence boss declares emergency on national assets, infrastructure

#EndSARS: Civil Defence boss declares emergency on national assets, infrastructure

By Omeiza Ajayi Following widespread unrest in the wake of #EndSARS agitations in many parts of the country, Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has “declared emergency on all critical infrastructure and national assets in the country”. Accordingly, he has directed all state commandants to immediately reinforce deployment […]

35 lawmakers demand justice for killings during #ENDSARS protest

35 lawmakers demand justice for killings during #ENDSARS protest

By Henry Umoru, Abuja Senators and members of House of Representatives yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, give justice to Nigerians who were killed during the protests against the notorious Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance in the Country. In a signed statement, the lawmakers condemned in […]

Soyinka blasts FG over use of military on ‘unarmed’ protesters, calls for dialogue

Soyinka blasts FG over use of military on ‘unarmed’ protesters, calls for dialogue

..Urges state govs to demand immediate withdrawal of troops .Demands global apology from Nigerian Army command By Olasunkanmi Akoni Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has condemned the deployment of soldiers by the Federal Government on “unarmed” protesting youths at Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday, in which many persons were feared dead. Soyinka made the remarks […]

SERAP drags Buhari government, military to ICC over killing of #EndSARS protesters

SERAP drags Buhari government, military to ICC over killing of #EndSARS protesters

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Mrs Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging her to “promptly investigate reports that Nigerian authorities, military, and some politicians have used/ and are using thugs, soldiers and security agents to intimidate, harass, attack and kill #EndSARS peaceful protesters in several parts of […]