Presidency Calls For Nationwide Calmness

The presidency on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to be calm with the administration while it tries to implement the police reform. The call was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘President Buhari welcomes establishment of judicial panels of inquiry by 13 states to deliver justice for victims of police brutality’. The call came few hours after eyewitnesses claimed that armed soldiers...

#Endsarsprotest Or Miscreants At Work? Enugu Boils As Ugwuanyi Imposes Indefinite 24hours Curfew In 3LGAs.

The peaceful end SARS protest in Enugu took a turn for the worse on Wednesday as bonfires at road junctions hindered commuters from proceeding to their desired destinations. Tension filled the air and young men were seen carrying sticks, barricading some roads with tires and tree trunks. The Phase 6 Trans Ekulu Police Station at Zion Avenue was burnt, dust bins hauled out of its position on to the road, traffic light destroyed and shattered...

Exercise Crocodile Smile VI Has Nothing to do With EndSARS Protest – Army

The Nigerian Army has said the newly-launched Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with the ongoing ENDSARS protests across the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, indicated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Musa emphasised that the exercise is a yearly event set out to train officers and men in its efforts to ensure safety and security of Nigeria and its citizens. “It is a yearly exercise...

Breaking: Tanker Drivers Shutdown Yola- Jalingo Highway Over Police Brutality

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent Amid nationwide #ENDSARs protests, angry tanker drivers in Adamawa have on Sunday  shutdown Yola-Jalingo highway in to protest alleged police brutality against a tanker driver, near Mayo Belwa town. Major Nigerian towns are currently facing a fierce protests by youths under the banner of #EndSARS to protest police brutality and bad governance. Both officials of the PTD and other eyewitnesses  regrets the situation which affected commercial and other activities ....

#PrayerWalkInEnugu: Oh Lord Heal Our Land! Enugu Youths Pray

ENUGU—The unprecedented #EndSars protest in all the states of the federation for days now shook the nation as youths protest against police brutality with a demand to disband the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Despite the ugly turn of events in some states where innocent lives were lost, thousands of these youths are not deterred as they troop out en masse to protest. Realizing that most battles are won spiritually, these future generations changed the narrative...

#EndSars: Ugwuanyi Sets Up Panel To Investigate Police Brutality, Promises Compensation And Other Remedial Measures.

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Saturday addressed youths in the state who were protesting against police brutality in the state and country at large. In his address, he announced that his administration has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate complaints of police brutality or related extra judicial killings, as demanded by the protesters. The panel he said will be chaired by a High Court Judge with two representatives of the...

The Other Side of the Attack on the Osun State Governor, and the Politics

For about two weeks now, Nigerian youths have been protesting against police brutality and extra-judicial killings that were often fronted by a police unit referred to as Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly known as SARS. The government on the other hand had responded to the protest by announcing the disbandment of the police unit. However, the protests continued with protesters arguing that it could be an “audio announcement’ as this is not the first time the...

#EndSARS: We Won’t Allow Nigeria to Fall in the Hands of Anarchy – Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has warned that it will not give room for the country to be thrown into anarchy, following the violence that have accompanied the #EndSARS protests. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Saturday when he featured on Nigeria Television Authority news programme, “Weekend File.” The programme was titled, “EndSARS Protest: The Way Forward.” Lai Mohammed said that the protest had been hijacked by hoodlums and people with...

We Could’ve Moved Faster and For This We Are Sorry – Osinbajo Begs Nigerian Youth

The Nigerian Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has apologized on behalf of the Federal Government for keeping silent over the extra-judicial killings by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Operative. The vice president tendered the apology on Friday while admitting that the government has not done enough to stop police brutality taking place across the country. The apology is coming following a candle light sessions held for the victims of SARS/Police brutality in several cities such as...

#EndSARS Protests: Senate Urges FG to Implement Protesters’ Demand

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately implement the five-point demands of the #EndSARS protesters. The call was made by the Senate spokesperson, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, on Friday night. Earlier, the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) approved the five points demands put forward by the youth protesting against police brutality and extra-judicial killings by the operatives of the disbanded SARS. Although the Inspector-General of Police,...

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