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The report of the ‘Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses & Lekki Tollgate Incident’, which concluded that the Nigerian Army massacred unarmed and peaceful protesters at the Lekki facility has been welcomed by The United States. “The United States welcomes the conclusion of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry with the transmission …

The Lagos judicial panel says the manner of the unprovoked and unjustifiable killing of unarmed and peaceful End SARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, was a massacre. “At the Lekki Tollgate, officers of the Nigerian Army shot, injured and killed unarmed helpless and defenceless protesters, without provocation or justification, while they were waving the Nigerian flag …

Evidence also allegedly showed that operatives of the Lagos Police Command arrived also at the protest ground and killed protesters after the army left on same night. Nigerian Army Officers “provocatively and unjustifiably” shot live bullets and killed several #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate, and then took their corpses away, the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality has established …

Several youth have begun afresh #EndSARS protest in Osogbo, Osun State capital, calling for an end to all forms of police brutality. The protesters who staged the protest under the aegis of “Face of EndSARS movement”, took to major streets of Osogbo, the state capital in a civil way to stage their protest. They organised themselves in a formidable group …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians, that he would do anything to prevent a repeat of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the nation in October, 2020. Buhari gave this assurance at a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC), today, November 17th. The president stated that relevant stakeholders”, including the youth, will be carried along to forestall a repeat of …

Six #EndSARS protesters arrested in front of the National Assembly complex, Abuja, have been granted bail by a magistrate court sitting in Abuja, five days after they were thrown in prison custody. Magistrate Abdulrazak Eneye while ruling on the bail application filed by the defence counsel, Tope Akinyode, on Wednesday, granted the defendants bail of N50 ,000 each and one …

The #EndSARS protest in some states in Nigeria has finally cooled down due to the curfew placed on various states, and the hijack of the peaceful protest by thugs who went about destroying public and government properties in various locations. In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, the #EndSARS protest seems to be back on track as protesters on Sunday, stormed …

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said the #EndSARS peaceful protest by the Nigerian youths across the nation shall not be in vain. In a tweet that was shared by Dare on his official social media handle, informed the youths that their time has finally come as it’s time to engage the Federal Government constructively. “The …

Nigerian playwright, poet, essayist in English Language and award Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, known as Wole Soyinka has taken his time to expatiate on the happenings and elaborated on the #EndSARS peaceful protest by the Nigerian youths. Soyinka who spoke in support of the youths, said he was indeed happy to witness and watch youths …

Jumia, e-commerce platform, has shut down its website to mourn victims of the #EndSARS protests across the country. Young Nigerians took to the streets to protest against the special-anti robbery squad (SARS) of the police force, with fatalities recorded in states such as Lagos, Oyo, and Delta. The demand of protesters include a total reform of the Nigerian police and …