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14 Oct 2020
Protests against police brutality in Nigeria have brought Africa's largest city to a standstill and dominated social media, channelling anger among the frustrated youth that has forced the government to listen. From raising funds online to influencers drawing big crowds, the campaign has topped Twitter worldwide and received support from some of Africa's biggest celebrities.…
14 Oct 2020
Peaceful #EndSARs protesters in Abuja were attacked by a mob of pro-SARS thugs on Wednesday morning, multiple eyewitnesses said. The thugs were seen with sticks, cutlasses, and daggers attacking the peaceful protesters and destroying their cars. "Someone had this(dagger) on his right hand with a cutlass, we had to run after him to remove the…
14 Oct 2020
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has urged youths not to get distracted in their protest against police brutality in the country. "Please don't get distracted over this issue of who is this - eyes on the goal - forget the distraction," Yesufu said in a video on Wednesday. "There is nothing to go into fighting mood…
14 Oct 2020
With Nigerians not backing down on protests for the reform of the police force and total disbandment of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad(SARS), there are speculations that the government might shut down the internet. Six days ago, a video of a fatal police shooting of a Nigerian man, sparked outrage and reignited a public call…
14 Oct 2020
The ENDSARS protest, which failed to end with IGP Mohammed Adamu’s dissolution of the special police squad, has now spread across the country.
14 Oct 2020
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, in Abuja for executive briefing.
14 Oct 2020
Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to honourably resign his position “for incompetence.”
14 Oct 2020
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has demanded the immediate release of all those detained for participating in the #EndSARS campaign across the country.
14 Oct 2020
Following the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), lawyers have charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure officers fingered in the killing of innocent people are brought to book.
14 Oct 2020
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered all operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja...
14 Oct 2020
In defiance of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike’s ban on EndSARS protests, thousands of youths stormed his office in Port Harcourt to demand justice for victims of police brutality.
14 Oct 2020
Software practitioners have aligned with the ongoing protest by Nigerians, especially the youths for an end to the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Speaking under the aegis of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), the body said the #EndSARS protests, should be seen not only as a call to the end…