Author: Femi Adeniyi

The Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Monday, October 19 inaugurated an 8-man judicial panel of inquiry as part of efforts to end police brutality, by virtue of Section 5 of Tribunals of Inquiry Law, Laws of Lagos State, 2015. According to the governor, the newly inaugurated Panel of Inquiry and Restitution will receive and investigate complaints of police brutality in Lagos adding that the state has witnessed the protests of youths against police brutality. He noted that the pain of the protesters has been felt in various parts of the country, as well as in the diaspora,…

Amid the nationwide protests in Nigeria, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on how to go about handling the ongoing protests in the country. In a statement issued by Rev Ayokunle, the leadership of CAN while commending the youths for demanding the reform of the Nigerian Police Force berated attempts by some people to disrupt the peaceful protest which according to the association is lawfully allowed by the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Association, however, called on the Military and Police to resist the temptation to intervene in a…

Edo State Government has on Monday announced the imposition of 24 hours curfew across the state till further notice given the incidence of jailbreak that happened in Benin and incidents of past days in the state. In a statement signed by Osarodion Ogie, Secretary to the State Government, Governor Godwin Obaseki Parents were advised to warn their children, youths and wards, not to forestall further breakdown of law and order. It was gathered that some suspected hoodlums on Monday broke into the Benin Prison popularly known as White House and freed several inmates in one of the cells. PUNCH reported…

Egbon: I just dey hear different things wey this anonymous dey do, but i no even know who dem be self, naa shey dem be part of EndSARS protesters too ni abi bawo Mazi: Egbon, see ehn, if i tell you say i sabi wetin dey sup pass you, you no go gree, now naa ordinary Anonymous you no know Egbon: Person go ask you simple question, you go dey feel yourself, you fit count how many times wey me self don explain something give you for this Newspaper stand, abi which one be this one self, kuku confess say you…

The Nigerian Army has stated that the Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with EndSARS protest whatsoever. In a statement signed by the Acting Director, Army public relations, Sagir Musa, the Military noted that its attention has been drawn to some social media reports linking the recently announced exercise to the ongoing protests in the country. According to the Military, exercise Crocodile Smile is a yearly exercise in the Nigerian Army Calendar or forecast of events which traditionally holds from October to December of each year. The military noted that it is a misconception to insinuate that the…

The Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has on Monday announced that his administration will today inaugurate a panel of enquiry to look into police reforms in the state. According to the governor, the Nigerian Police Force has a crucial role to play in serving and protecting all citizens. However, governor Okowa stated that the role of police must be played civilly, hence, the need for inaugurating the panel of enquiry. Okowa had earlier announced that the Delta State Government has constituted an eight-member Judicial Panel of Enquiry to investigate allegations of police brutality and extra-judicial killings in the state.…

A former Minister of Education in Nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili has on Monday advised Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be distracted by divide-and-rule tactics amid the #EndSARS protests across the country. Ezekwesili, who is also the convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group, BBOG in a tweet noted that the divide-and-rule tactics are what past leaders have employed as a tool for distracting those who demanded that things should be done differently in the past. According to her, the tactics was why her generation to work together. She advised the Nigerian youths not to fall for such tactics…

Mazi: If this Osinbajo apology no satisfy the protesters, I no con know wetin dem want again o, cuz the Vice Presido don apologise to Nigerians and that wan suppose do una Egbon: Which wan be say e suppose do una, shey naa today government don dey apologise, e be like say you no still understand wetin dey ground o Mazi: Abeg con show me wetin dey ground wey i no see o, whether you dey see wetin i no see abi you dey hear wetin i no hear Egbon: Dem say make dem end police brutality, police people still dey kill people,…

A group of hackers (Anonymous) on Sunday, October 18 revealed shocking details about the alleged coordination between the political elites in Nigeria and some operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. In a tweet by the group, it was stated that there is a coordination between the political elites in Nigeria and the SARS unit of the Nigerian Police Force which offers the provision of human body parts for unending ritual purposes by the political class. The group which has earlier hacked the website of some government agencies and parastatals in Nigeria has earlier tweeted that there is no…

Following a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila have appealed to the Nigerian youth to end the #EndPoliceBrutality protests across the country. According to the lawmakers, the government has heard and accepted their genuine demands and working to address all of them. In a tweet by Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant on New Media to President Buhari, Lawan and Gbajabiamila said the time has come for the protests to stop since the issues raised by the protesters have been accepted by the government. The Senate President,…

A Nigerian cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleman has advised the federal government to bury the plan to involve the military in quelling the #EndSARS protests across the country noting that such move will further open up new demands which might be disastrous or regrettable. The cleric, who is also the President, Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide in a tweet on Saturday added that the reactions to years of oppression cant stop in a week given the number of lives that have been lost to police brutality. Earlier, Apostle Suleman has opined that beyond fighting for innocent Nigerians who have been killed by…

Amid the nationwide protests targeted at calling for putting an end to police brutality in Nigeria, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has constituted an 11-man panel to look into allegations of human rights violations levelled against officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. It was gathered that the panel, chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge Suleiman Galadima, will hear petitions, complaints and memoranda from Nigerians across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. The panel has also been empowered to refer cases of human rights violations by SARS officers to the Attorney General of the…

President of the National Assembly, Senator Ahmad Lawan has urged Pakistan to assist Nigeria in the capacity building of her Defence Industry. According to him, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria located in Kaduna is still working hard to see how they can start producing the kind of weapons that is needed in Nigeria. The Senate President said the friendship between Pakistan and Nigeria which dated back to Nigeria’s Independence in 1960 had transformed into a brotherhood. Earlier, the Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed who led the delegation said the mission was…

Mrs. Omotola Oyediran Oyediran, one of the two remaining children of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo is dead. Family sources revealed that Mrs. Oyediran, who was married to the renowned academician and former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Oyediran, died peacefully at her home in Ibadan, Oyo State. Her death now means that Pa Awo’s only surviving child is Amb. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu.

A former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described as worrisome the reports that thugs are being used to attack #EndSARS protesters who are demanding an end to police brutality in the country adding that it is more worrisome that none of the armed thugs has been arrested. Fayose said the government should not give the impression that it is trying to suppress the legitimate rights of Nigerians to protest with the use of armed thugs. It was reported that some hoodlums attacked #EndSARS protesters in some parts of Lagos State, Jos in Plateau State and the Federal Capital…

The governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has on Friday advised youths to comport themselves, be safe and orderly as they go out to express their concerns through the #EndSARS protests across the state. Obaseki said the youths should go out with face masks and other health and safety kits, in observance of the COVID-19 prevention protocol. However, he urged men of the Edo State Police command to respect the rights of youths to peaceful assembly and provide adequate security for peaceful protests. Everyevery.ng had earlier reported that the Security Committee in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT has announced…

Some angry youths have reportedly beat up a lawmaker representing Dawakin Tofa in the House of Representatives under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe. It was gathered that the angry youths in Tijani’s constituency pounced on him over failed promises and non-performance. According to sources, the youths descended on the lawmaker on Sunday, October 11 when he visited Gulu, a community under Rimin Gado LGA to inaugurate a project. Jobe was accused of not delivering the dividends of democracy to his constituency for many years.

Nigerians under the umbrella of concerned citizens have listed Seven things they want the government to look into beyond the #EndSARS protests which have been on for some days across the country. The petitioners noted that this moment is the culmination of decades of dissatisfaction over the decay and corruption in Nigeria adding that it is unhealthy haste to fashion a unit termed “SWAT” to be a misrepresentation of the 5for5 demand. According to the citizens, the protest is beyond #EndSARS, #EndSWAT, #EndPoliceBrutality but a demand for a systemic overhaul of governance and institutional reforms as the barest minimum. They…

The Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has been hacked by a group known as Anonymous, who has thrown its weight behind the call for putting an end to police brutality in Nigeria and support of the #EndSARS protesters in the country.  Tweeting via the NBC’s account, the group noted that they are open to suggestions on other Nigerian Ministries, Departments or Agencies that the Nigerian people want them to hack in support of #EndSARS campaign. The tweet reads “Good morning, great Nigerians. TGIF and it’s also a good day to #ENDSARS and #EndSWAT Which government website(s) would you…

Governor Seyi Makinde’s request to borrow a hundred billion naira bod has been granted by the Oyo State House of Assembly. Makinde said the bond is aimed at financing priority projects for rapid socio-economic development of the State. It was gathered that Makinde had communicated the decision to borrow the money to the Assembly a few months ago before it was read and granted at the plenary on Thursday, October 15. According to the Chairman, Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Akeem Mustapha, the state needed to get the financial instrument with a very low-interest rate to further actualize…

Members of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF have revealed their resolutions during the 19th Teleconference Governor’s meeting held on Wednesday, October 14 where some issues affecting the country were discussed including the nationwide protests against police brutality. In a Communique issued at the end of the meeting, the governors said they were in support of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP’s plan to carry out far-reaching reforms geared towards greater effectiveness, accountability and transparency in the Nigerian Police Force. However, the governors recommended that the IGP, the Police Service Commission, and the Nigeria Police Council should immediately review the remuneration and…