The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has restored the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force. The unit was disbanded by the former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu last year after the #EndSARS protests. Stating his reason for scrapping the unit, Adamu said he had received series of allegations of […]
Instagram Comedian, Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni is seen in a video as he calls out the Nigerian Police over continued human rights abuses in spite of the #EndSARS protests which took place in October 2020. He took the action after a viral video showing continued police brutality against civilians surfaced. In his […]
The Lagos State Police Commissioner today, condemned the clamp down, arrest and molestation of protesters. The Commissioner of Police made the views of the command know in a press statement earlier today. @LagosPoliceng “to a viral video where some arrested “Endsars protesters” were being molested in a bus by some individuals after their arrest. “The […]
The Inspector General of Police has ordered a probe into a suit brought on by the force legal team against States judicial panels of enquiry investigating police brutality. In posts monitored last night, the IGP also queried the force legal officer who initiated the suit. The statement said that the “the Force Legal Officer may […]
The Nigeria Police Force has approached the Federal High Court Abuja seeking to stop the judicial panels of inquiry investigating various acts of #Policebrutality as well as the #EndSARS shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate. the various judicial panels have unearthed gory tales of human rights abuses resulting in various degrees of physical and mental […]
The 2 youth members of the Lagos State Panel of Judicial Inquiry into police brutality and the shooting at Lekki Toll Gate have rejoined the panel. The panel therefore resumed sitting today to investigate cases of police brutality and the role of the army in the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate. […]
Nigeria’s VP Yemi Osinbajo has sent a message of condolence to protesters and security agents who lost their lives during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos and other cities. He said he has spoken to a number of surviving victims who are in pains at various hospitals. VP Osinbajo added that “the pain of these terrible […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state. This follows escalating tensions in some parts of the state by hoodlums and thugs operating under the guise of the #EndSARS protests. Sanwo-Olu has openly identified with the quest of the the real #EndSARS protesters. He has paid visits to some […]
“We are Sorry’” is the message that Nigeria’s VP Osinbajo sent to Nigerians on behalf of the Federal Government in the wake of the nationwide youth protests. He said in a series of tweets that government should have moved faster in addressing the demands of the #ENDSARS protesters. According to the Vice President, meetings are […]