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Commercial Banks in Ekiti Town Shut Down Over Police Withdrawal

10Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Economy, Finance, Nigeria, Violence, Youths

Commercial Banks in Ekiti Town Shut Down Over Police Withdrawal

Commercial banks in Ikere-Ekiti, the headquarters of Ikere Council Area of Ekiti State on Tuesday shut down operations following the alleged withdrawal of service by policemen. According to a report by The Nation, financial institutions as well as Point of Terminal(POS) outlets were under lock and key due to fear of being attacked over alleged absence of policemen. Findings also indicated that there had been no police officer in the town following the burning of two police stations and destruction of the Area Command by hoodlums during the #ENDSARS protests. The Area Command and Divisional police stations in the town were razed with vehicles as well as other vital items in the premises. Reacting to alleged withdrawal of policemen, banks in the town did not open for operation on...

Djswitch Has Gone into Hiding, NBA President says as he Reacts to Clampdown on #EndSARS Promoters

9Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Djswitch Has Gone into Hiding, NBA President says as he Reacts to Clampdown on #EndSARS Promoters

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has expressed worry at the measures taken by government against promoters of the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. This stance was contained in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday where he condemned the clampdown on prominent campaigners of the #EndSARS protests. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had frozen the bank accounts of about 20 #EndSARS promoters while it was reported that another campaigner, Modupe Odele was stopped from embarking on travel by government officials. According to Akpata, the actions of government were contrary to its earlier disposition on the issue. He wrote, “With all that’s going on in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests, lawyers are definitely not smiling! @djswitch_ has gone into hiding...

CBN Clampdown: #EndSARS Campaigners Must Account for Actions – Presidency

9Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

CBN Clampdown: #EndSARS Campaigners Must Account for Actions – Presidency

The Presidency has said that those who contributed to the recent #EndSARS movement turning violent must face the law. This was disclosed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday when he appeared on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. The Central Bank of Nigeria froze the account of 20 #EndSARS promoters while it was reported that another campaigner, Modupe Odele was stopped from embarking on travel by government officials. Reacting to questions on the development, Shehu said the protesters must face the law. “This country has only one president and has only one constitution. President Muhammadu Buhari is responsible for his government. The buck stops on his table. “We are a country governed by law...

#ENDSARS: Lagos State Govt. Directs Release of 253 Persons Arrested Over Protests

8Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Violence, Youths

#ENDSARS: Lagos State Govt. Directs Release of 253 Persons Arrested Over Protests

The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN has advised the courts to immediately release 253 persons arrested by the Police in connection with the #EndSARS protest in the state. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs in the Ministry of Justice, Kayode Oyekanmi, the Attorney-General explained the Police forwarded 40 case files in respect of 361 persons arrested in connection with the #EndSARS protests to the DPP for Legal Advice, between November 4 and 5, 2020. Onigbanjo said: “Legal advice has been issued in respect of all the 40 case files received, and as at 6th November 2020, the Directorate has been able to despatch Legal Advice in respect of 81 persons that are being charged to the various courts, while others will b...

#EndSARS: Police Didn’t Abdicate Duties in Ekiti – Commissioner of Police

7Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence, Youths

#EndSARS: Police Didn’t Abdicate Duties in Ekiti – Commissioner of Police

Ekiti State Police Command has stated that the protests that rocked the state during the agitation against the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) did not in any way force its operatives to abandon their duty posts in the state. This was disclosed by the State Police Commissioner, Mobayo Babatunde on Saturday. Speaking via telephone conversation with newsmen in Ado Ekiti, on Saturday, the CP, who spoke through the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, assured the people of the state that police will protect them while urging them not to entertain any fear. “We are fully on ground, we have not abandoned our duties in spite of the tensed atmosphere and killings of our police officers in some other states and burning of police stations here in Ekiti...

EndSARS: Anambra Police Commissioner Visits Vandalised Police Formations, Urges Officers to Remain Steadfast

7Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, News, Nigeria, Security

EndSARS: Anambra Police Commissioner Visits Vandalised Police Formations, Urges Officers to Remain Steadfast

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang has visited the different police offices destroyed by hooligans during the violent era of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country. CP Abang who went on the visits with high ranking members of the police force in Anambra State, urged the affected police officers not to play into the hands of the hoodlums by losing hope and to also know that their services to their host communities and the nation at large remain invaluable. The Police Commissioner stated that while ñary operational base would be immediately set up in affected Area Commands, as directed by the Inspector General of Police, stating that work must continue despite the recorded tragedies. He said that the force would remain committed to its security responsibi...

Nigeria Police Force Warns Against Protests in Lagos

6Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Breaking News, Crime, Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Violence, Youths

Nigeria Police Force Warns Against Protests in Lagos

The police in Lagos said on Thursday said it would not entertain any demonstration or protest anywhere in the state. The warning came as some groups are hatching plans to begin “the mother of all protest” across the country to drive home their demands against police brutality, bad governance and insecurity. Lagos police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the command received intelligence on another planned protest. He said: “Unpatriotic elements or group of people have concluded plans to orchestrate another set of violence in the state in furtherance to the recent #ENDSARS violence, which has been analysed as dangerous and counterproductive. “Premised on this, the command, therefore, wishes to warn individuals, group of students or any group who might want to stage any form...

Lekki Shootings: Army Reverses Initial Decision, to Appear Before Lagos Panel Saturday

6Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Violence

Lekki Shootings: Army Reverses Initial Decision, to Appear Before Lagos Panel Saturday

The Nigerian Army is set to appear before the Lagos State Panel of Inquiry on Saturday to answer questions relating to the acclaimed shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate area on October 20. The development came after the Army last week declined invitation by the panel, noting that only the Lagos State government had the right to invite the army to appear before the panel. Reports suggest that the army had acknowledged the panel’s invitation and the panel had scheduled Saturday, November 7 for the army to appear at the hearing billed to take place at the Lagos Court of Arbitration, Lekki Punch reports. Nigerian youths had last month camped at the Lekki toll gate area demanding for an end to police brutality and extrajudicial killings allegedly perpetrated by member...

#EndSARS: Social Media Responsible for Escalation of Protests – IGP

5Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Law Enforcement, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence, Youths

#EndSARS: Social Media Responsible for Escalation of Protests – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Muhammad Abubakar Adamu on Thursday said social media was the a vital weapon used in escalating the #EndSars protests that rocked the states of the federation. The IGP made the statement when he paid a courtesy visit to the state Governor Hope Uzodimma to check the level of damage done to both Government and private facilities in the course of the protest. “I came specifically to visit vandalized properties and to see the level of damage done to police facilities in Imo”, he said. He stated that the protests were not targeted at the SARS or Police, but an avenue for hoodlums to cause civil unrest and loot properties. He called on Nigerians not to experience what the country passed through during the protest again. The IGP commended Poli...

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Opens Trust Fund to Rebuild Vandalised Property

5Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Opens Trust Fund to Rebuild Vandalised Property

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has opened a Trust Fund for the rebuilding of public infrastructure that was vandalised during the violence that followed the #EndSARS protest in the state. The governor who made this known on Wednesday said the state had received offers from foreign bodies to reconstruct the affected property. “Instead of wallowing in our pain, we have chosen to positively move forward. We will embrace new standards of governance; we will build stronger partnerships, stronger people, stronger institutions, and a stronger state. “In the last few weeks, we have been inundated with local and global offers of assistance to rebuild our state and recover all we lost to arson and violence in October. It is obvious that we can no longer wait to begin the onerous...