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Nigeria Sitting on a Keg of Gun Powder – Lai Mohammed
27Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Corruption, Human Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Nigeria Sitting on a Keg of Gun Powder – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated that that the nation was sitting on a keg of gun powder regarding the issue of fake news and need to immediately begin to go regulate the social media space. The minister who stated this on Tuesday when he appeared before the the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to defend the 2021 budget proposal added that the next war that will be fought in the country and across the globe may be fought through social media. He said “the biggest challenge facing Nigeria today is fake news and misinformation. Based on that, we dedicated an entire National Council on Information meeting in His to that issue after which we launched a national campaign against fake news in July ...
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Breaking: Violence Erupts in Abakaliki
26Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Breaking: Violence Erupts in Abakaliki

Abakaliki, the state capital of Ebonyi State has once again erupted in violence as gunshots rent the air in major parts of the city. The violence which began around 3pm caused panic in the city as residents scampered for safety. It was unclear where the gunshots were coming from or who was firing but reports circulating online said the Central Police Station Onuebonyi has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. Police and other security agencies were also reported to be engaging the hoodlums in a gun duel at the time of filling the report.
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#EndSARS: Buratai, GOCs Meet over Protest
26Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Armed Forces, Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

#EndSARS: Buratai, GOCs Meet over Protest

The top hierarchy of the Nigerian Army, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, General Officers Commanding (GOC) of the Divisions and Operation Commanders, are currently in a meeting where they are brainstorming on the recent threat to national security caused by the #EndSARS protests. The meeting is holding in the Army Conference Room at the Defence Headquarters and shortly before it went into closed session, Buratai condemned unnamed international organisations for threatening to issue travel bans to Military Officers over alleged violation of human rights. He disclosed that the conference will discuss current security challenges in the country.
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Lekki Shooting: Fashola Tampered with Evidence at Lekki Toll by Retrieving Hidden Camera without the Consent of the Panel
26Oct By adminNo Comments
Crime, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Lagos News, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Lekki Shooting: Fashola Tampered with Evidence at Lekki Toll by Retrieving Hidden Camera without the Consent of the Panel

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and respected human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has noted that removing of a camera at the Lekki Toll by the former Lagos Governor and current minister for works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, amounts to evidence tampering. In a post made available publicly, the attorney noted that it was illegal for any individual to carry out any kind of investigation at the toll at this time without the express permission of the panel. The full statement is published below. "USURPATION OF POWERS OF THE PANEL OF INQUIRY ON SARS ABUSES "On Sunday, October 25, 2020, it was widely publicized that Ministers and Governors of the South-West visited the Governor of Lagos State on a sympathy tour of structures affected by the wanton looting and destruction that took pla...
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#ENDSARS: Lagos State Govt. Sets up Panel of Enquiry for Victims
25Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Human Rights, Justice, Lagos News, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Violence

#ENDSARS: Lagos State Govt. Sets up Panel of Enquiry for Victims

Lagos State Government has set up a panel of enquiry for victims of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) related abuses and Lekki Toll Gate incident. According to a press statement released by the Secretary, Lagos SARS Panel, Mr. Babajide Boys, members of the public are to submit memoranda at the public sitting of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the state government. According to Babajide, the new venue for the sitting is ‘Lagos Court of Arbitration, 1A Remi Oluwole St. 2 Roundabout, Lekki Expressway, Lekki Phase 1, Estate, Lagos. “Days of sitting include Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and the time of sitting is 10am – 4pm.” Memoranda submission can be done at the venue to the Registrar or through the email judicialpanelonsars @lagosstate.gov.ng.
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No Jailbreak in Ikoyi Prisons, fire Contained – Officials
22Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

No Jailbreak in Ikoyi Prisons, fire Contained – Officials

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Lagos has stated that the fire that broke out in a part of the Ikoyi Correctional Centre has been controlled. The service also dismissed fears there was a jailbreak in the facility, insisting that the fire only affected a part of the centre and did not involve inmates. Spokesman for the service in Lagos, Rotimi Oladokun said there was no cause for alarm, adding that a statement would be issued soon. He said: “There was fire on a part of the correctional centre but it has been contained. It did not affect the inmates in any way. There is no jail break and all is fine. We will issue a statement soon.” Earlier, Ikoyi residents have raised alarm following billowing smoke and gunshots heard from that axis. Armed detachments of police op...
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#ENDSARS: Thugs Raze Ondo PDP Secretariat
21Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Human Rights, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence, Youths

#ENDSARS: Thugs Raze Ondo PDP Secretariat

The Ondo State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been set ablaze by thugs in the state capital, Akure. This development is coming some hours after the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress was also razed. The APC had earlier blamed the PDP for the attack on its secretariat while the PDP was yet to respond before the hoodlums attacked. Two vehicles parked within the premises of the Ondo PDP secretariat were razed. The Spokesman of Ondo PDP , Kenney Peretei, described the action as barbaric adding that it was shocking for the party’s secretariat to be razed few hours after the APC accused it of burning its secretariat.  
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#ENDSARS: Please, Please and Please, Call off the Protests – Tinubu to Protesters
20Oct By adminNo Comments
Human Rights, Justice, Lagos News, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Youths

#ENDSARS: Please, Please and Please, Call off the Protests – Tinubu to Protesters

Tinubu has pleaded with the #ENDSARS protesters to please call of the protests. In a series of tweets titled "Protests – The Remedy for National Maladies is More, not Less, Democracy" the former governor of Lagos State and the self-acclaimed strongman of Lagos politics note among other things that the demands of the protesters were being attended to by the government. The full statement read thus: "Protests – The Remedy for National Maladies is More, not Less, Democracy "For the past twelve days, our country has witnessed massive protests by youths in different cities, which were ignited by widespread disenchantment with the gross human rights abuses including torture, extortion, harassment intimidation and even extra-judicial killings of Nigerians by members of the disbanded S...
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