The Lagos State Police Command has said there was no any record of shooting at people, who gathered for procession at the #EndSARS 2nd anniversary holding at the Lekki toll gate plaza. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin made this assertion on Thursday in a statement via his verified Twitter handle. He stated, … Read more
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of one Chinasa Michael, accused of setting fire to a BRT bus terminal at Oyingbo in Lagos during a protest in year 2020 over alleged police abuses. The defendant, 21, who is unemployed and resides at No. 21, Ilogbo St., Apapa Road, Lagos, is being tried … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended the Lagos peace walk planned for December 2021. The government let this out in a press statement on Thursday, December 9, 2021, Sanwo-Olu said he is “constrained to stand down all preparations for the Walk for Peace” so as not to “endanger the life of any Lagosian” … Read more
Lagos State Government has released the online version of the detailed Judicial Panel of Inquiry reports. A statement signed by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), on Sunday, said the reports submitted by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry titled: “Report of Lekki Incident Investigation on 20th October 2021” and “Consolidated Report … Read more
The Lagos State Government has given insight into what led to the presence of soldiers “ during the EndSARS protests in the state in October 2020, adding that the military officers were invited to forestall break down of law and order in the nation’s economic capital. The Babajide-Sanwo-Olu government stated this in its White Paper … Read more
The Lagos State Government has released its White Paper on the report by the EndSARS panel that probed the Lekki toll gate incident of October 20, 2020. The governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on behalf of the state rejected the panel’s report that nine persons were killed at the toll gate when soldiers stormed the protest … Read more
The Lagos State Government has released its White Paper on the report by the EndSARS panel that probed the Lekki toll gate incident of October 20, 2020. The Babajide Sanwo-Olu government rejected the panel’s report that nine persons were killed at the toll gate when soldiers stormed the protest ground to disperse the young protesters. … Read more
Musician Folarin Falana (Falz) and comedian Debo Adebayo (Mr Marcaroni) have rejected the invitation of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to a peace walk for “the healing of Lagos”. The duo, in their separate reactions, rejected the invitation. Read also: Sanwo-olu Breaks Silence On Leaked #EndSARS Report, Invites Falz, Mr Macaroni, Other Activists For Statewide Protest … Read more
The governor has extended a hand of friendship to rap artiste Falz, comedian Debo Adedayo aka Mr. Macaroni, #EndSARS activists and civil society organisations, whilst suing for peace. Sanwo-Olu also regrets that a leaked and unauthorized copy of the report has led to fierce, divisive debates in the mainstream and social media spaces. Lagos State … Read more
For several years, the human rights community had called for the prosecution of the operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) over incessant arrests, detention, torture and extrajudicial killing of citizens. As such calls were ignored by the authorities the SARS intensified the brutalization of citizens particularly young people. The video of the reckless … Read more
