#LekkiTollGateMassacre
17 Nov 2020
We applaud the #EndSARS movement for its consistency in demanding an end to police brutality and championing reform of the Nigeria Police – a demand which has been trending since 2017.
3 Nov 2020
“Hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality and it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved, the country’s attorney general said on Monday. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said the military opened fire on peaceful protesters in the upmarket…
27 Oct 2020
Last Tuesday, the Nigerian state enacted another infamy in its annals for which reason it is still in the thick of global news, and the jury is still all out. Protesting youth was shot at by elements seen in military camouflage. The protest is a consequence of its internal contradictions, put differently, due to its…
25 Oct 2020
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has arrested 229 suspects that allegedly took part in the mayhem in Lagos State in the aftermath of the Lekki Toll Plaza incident on Tuesday night. The ministry said in a statement said that it would prosecute suspects that took advantage of the #EndSARS protest to destroy and loot…
24 Oct 2020
“These politicians and soldiers Dem be one and the same No one different the other My people no won know But with these kind of leaders Africa no get hope Africans will suffer Till the suffer reach our bone.” In my mind, Fela is on repeat since Tuesday – the day that will go down…