End SARS Movement: Police Stations Burnt in Nnewi, Anambra State

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEnd SARS Movement: Police Stations Burnt in Nnewi, Anambra State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 22, 2020

NNEWI–The provocation aroused by shooting unarmed, peaceful protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza on Tuesday night, has radicalized the once peaceful end SARS protest nationwide, with several government properties and assets burnt to the ground in Lagos and elsewhere. In Anambra state, last night there was candle light memorial for those extra-judicially executed by police authorities as well as those killed the night before, at Lekki Toll Plaza. In Awka the Anambra state capital, the candle...

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#EndSARS: UN Condemns Establishment of SWAT, Says No to Police Brutality

Law & JusticeNewsUnited Nations#EndSARS: UN Condemns Establishment of SWAT, Says No to Police Brutality

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 22, 2020

The United Nations has criticised the creation of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) by the Nigeria Police Force, the high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet has said. In a statement, the U.N high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet noted that the police swiftly created SWAT without addressing some of the root causes of police violence and putting in place sufficient safeguards to prevent it reoccurrence. The new squad was established to replace...

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#ENDSARS: The Group Muslim Rights Concern Appeals For Calm

Law & JusticeNewsPeopleRegions#ENDSARS: The Group Muslim Rights Concern Appeals For Calm

PilotnewsOctober 22, 2020

The Muslim Rights Concern has appealed for calm following the escalation of violence in the #EndSARS protest. The Islamic human rights director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola made the appeal in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday. He also hailed the young Nigerians for demanding an end to harassment and intimidation in the hands of men of the Special Armed Robbery Squad (SARS). “Nigeria’s #EndSARS crisis which escalated in the last 48 hours has led to...

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Enugu Exempts Essential, Emergency Workers from Curfew

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEnugu Exempts Essential, Emergency Workers from Curfew

PilotnewsOctober 22, 2020

The Enugu State Government has exempted health, essential and emergency workers from the curfew imposed on the three Local Government Areas (LGAs) that make up Enugu metropolis. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Chidi Aroh, gave the clarification in a statement on Thursday. Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Wednesday, imposed a 24-hour curfew on the three LGAs – Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South, after the EndSARS protest turned violent. “Sequel to the earlier announcement...

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#ENDSARS: My Heart Goes Out to All Victims of Lekki Shootings—Osinbajo

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria#ENDSARS: My Heart Goes Out to All Victims of Lekki Shootings—Osinbajo

PilotnewsOctober 22, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condoled with victims of shootings which occurred in Lekki, Lagos. The Vice President also expressed grief over loss lives in Lagos and other parts of the country as a result of the #ENDSARS protests. #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate were attacked with guns on Oct. 20. Osinbajo, in a series of tweets said he had reached out to those in hospital and prayed that such would not happen again....

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Presidency Calls For Nationwide Calmness

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPresidency Calls For Nationwide Calmness

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 21, 2020

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...

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

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

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 21, 2020

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...

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

Law & JusticeMilitaryNewsExercise Crocodile Smile VI Has Nothing to do With EndSARS Protest – Army

PilotnewsOctober 19, 2020

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...

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

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPeopleBreaking: Tanker Drivers Shutdown Yola- Jalingo Highway Over Police Brutality

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 19, 2020

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 ....

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

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

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 19, 2020

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...

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