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Lagos Shootings Amount to Extrajudicial Executions, Must Be Investigated – Amnesty International

22Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Lagos Shootings Amount to Extrajudicial Executions, Must Be Investigated – Amnesty International

Amnesty International has admitted that security operatives killed scores of peaceful protesters in two locations in Lagos State on Tuesday. This was disclosed in a statement by Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho on Wednesday, noting that the killings occurred at Lekki toll gate area and Alausa where multitude of Nigerian youths have staged peaceful protest against police brutality and demanding for a reform of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). According to Ojigho, their findings which were informed by eyewitness, video footage and hospital reports revealed that the Nigerian military shot at thousands of people who were peacefully protesting as part of the #EndSARS movement in the late hours of Tuesday. “Witnesses at the Lekki protest grounds told Amnesty interna...

Lekki Shooting: No Life was Lost – Sanwo-Olu

21Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Lekki Shooting: No Life was Lost – Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said no casualty was recorded in the shooting that took place at Lekki toll gate area of the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this in a state broadcast on Wednesday, noting that contrary to claims on social media, his tour of hospitals and morgues in the state showed that two persons underwent surgery while others that sustained “mild to moderate” injuries were being treated. The governor added that while he does not issue order to the military, he has ordered an investigation into the conduct of military personnel that were deployed to the Lekki Toll Gate area on Tuesday. He said “Fellow Lagosians, whilst we pray for the swift recovery of the injured, we have not recorded any fatality as against the widespread circulation on socia...

21Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

BREAKING: Hoodlums Attack TVC in Lagos

Irate hoodlums have attacked Television Continental (TVC) headquarters in Lagos State on Wednesday (today). The thugs thronged the entrance of the Television station in Ikosi-Ketu area of Lagos and tried breaking in to the broadcast station. The attack on TVC, speculated to be owned by APC national leader, Bola Tinubu disrupted the broadcast of the station as programmes scheduled for Wednesday morning were delayed. The development comes after scores of #EndSARS protesters were killed on Tuesday by alleged security operatives in some parts of Lagos, notably at the Lekki Toll Gate. Some Nigerians have fingered Tinubu as one of the masterminds in the shooting of young Nigerians who are asking for an end to police brutality and reform of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

Omata, Buhari, Burutai, Sanwolu, Tinubu and Others to be Handed Over to ICC – Fani-kayode

21Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Omata, Buhari, Burutai, Sanwolu, Tinubu and Others to be Handed Over to ICC – Fani-kayode

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the shooting that occurred at Lekki, Lagos State in the late hours of Monday. Fani-Kayode said that the officer who masterminded the shooting, Geneneral Omata, alongside President Buhari, Tukur Burutai, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Bola Tinubu, Yemi Osinbajo among others will be tried at the International Court of Criminal Justice (ICC) at some point. The former minister who disclosed this in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle in the hours of today, added that the security agents that perpetrated the shootings are beats, not solders. He said, “How can you justify the barbarity that took place at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos yesterday evening? I have thought about it long and hard and I have not been able to sleep al...

Forces Beyond Our Control Have Made Dark Notes in Our History, Sanwo-Olu says as he Visits Victims of Lekki Shooting

21Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Forces Beyond Our Control Have Made Dark Notes in Our History, Sanwo-Olu says as he Visits Victims of Lekki Shooting

Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the Lekki shooting as the toughest night of our lives, crediting “forces beyond our direct control” to have sponsored the violent act that resulted in several casualties. The governor said in a post on his Twitter handle on Tuesday after a visit to victims of the Lekki toll gate shooting that occurred Tuesday night. Governor Sanwo-Olu promised to work with the Federal Government to unravel the circumstances and perpetrators of the violent act, adding that he will make a state broadcast today. He said, “This is the toughest night of our lives as forces beyond our direct control have moved to make dark notes in our history, but we will face it and come out stronger. I've just concluded visits to hospitals with victims of this u...

Davido Offers to Pay Hospital Bills of Victims of Lekki Shooting

21Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Davido Offers to Pay Hospital Bills of Victims of Lekki Shooting

Nigerian singer David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has inquired about the medical bills of victims of the Lekki toll gate shooting that took place yesterday in Lagos State. Footages surface online yesterday depicting violent scenes at the Lekki toll gate yesterday, resulting in death and injury to scores of civilians. The development has resulted to accusations and counter accusations from various quarters on the actors behind the shootings that ravaged several areas in Lagos. Reacting to the incident, Davido in a post on his verified Twitter handle said, “Please where is the hospital that most of the patients have been taken too?? Have they been treated for free? Is there a bill that needs to be paid? I need answers.” Earlier, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo...

Inside Story: How Plainclothes Policemen Wounded, Abandoned a Commercial Motorcyclist in Kubwa, Abuja

19Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Youths

Inside Story: How Plainclothes Policemen Wounded, Abandoned a Commercial Motorcyclist in Kubwa, Abuja

At a time when thousands of youths have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and alleged extrajudicial killings of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), it appears the infamous unit does not have autonomy of dishing out violence to the citizens it ought to protect. African News Today has gathered a story of how men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in plainclothes, chased a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as "okada" into a life-threatening road accident that led to severe injuries in Shelter Farm Byazhin, Kubwa, a suburb in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, last week. The FCT administration had announced a ban on okada in Kubwa area due to alleged reckless driving and reported cases of some heinous activities allege...

Attempt to Clamp Down on Protesters with Soldiers will Turn #EndSARS into #EndNigeria Movement – Fani-Kayode

18Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

Attempt to Clamp Down on Protesters with Soldiers will Turn #EndSARS into #EndNigeria Movement – Fani-Kayode

Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned the Federal Government to handle the ongoing protest against police brutality with “utmost maturity and restraint and in a peaceful, rational and reasonable manner.” Fani-Kayode said this in a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday in reaction to the announcement by the army to launch operation crocodile smile on Tuesday. He said that the resolve of the youths to achieve a better Nigeria cannot be defeated with military force. Thousands of youths across the country had taken to the streets over the past week demanding for an end to police brutality and highhandedness. The disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the IGP has done little to quell the demonstrations as it continues to garner support globall...

Military Launches Operation Crocodile Smile to Combat Cyber Warfare as Protest Intensifies

17Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, News, Nigeria, Security

Military Launches Operation Crocodile Smile to Combat Cyber Warfare as Protest Intensifies

The Nigerian army has announced plans to commence its yearly operation Crocodile Smile to identify, track and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace. This was contained in a statement by Musa Sagir, army spokesman, who disclosed that the exercise will commence all over the country on Tuesday. According to The Cable, Sagir said, “The Exercise is deliberately intended to be all encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify, track and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace. “This is the first ever Cyberwarfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces. Accordingly, the exercise will also include positive identification component aimed at identifying Boko Haram terror...

Comprehensive Police Reform an Answer to Police Brutality – Secondus

16Oct

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News, Nigeria, Security

Comprehensive Police Reform an Answer to Police Brutality – Secondus

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently implement comprehensive police reform as a lasting solution to incessant allegations of police brutality rather than merely disbanding the infamous Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus made the call after a closed-door meeting between the National Working Committee (NWC), and the Senate Caucus of the PDP, noting that the party stands by the five-point demands of the demonstrators against police highhandedness. “We have also discussed the issue of EndSARS and SWAT. We believe that comprehensive police and policing reforms will be an answer to police brutality. “We also endorse the five terms raised by the protesters. We also appeal to the governm...