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Lagos State Government says its Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses and Lekki Toll Gate Incident would begin sitting on Tuesday. It also said all suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the mayhem unleashed on the state after the Lekki shootings would be prosecuted. The state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had inaugurated the judicial panel under the chairmanship of Justice Doris Okuwobi (a retired judge) to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations allegedly committed by SARS operatives. Other members of the panel are…

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina may have drawn another reason(s) to himself to be perceived in the negative with his article titled, ‘If Nigeria dies, hatred killed her’. The presidential aide said that the #EndSARS movement was a vehicle that was used to hate messages, and was encouraged by religious groups. This led to a reaction from both the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs(NSCIA). The religious groups knocked the Presidency stating that rather than own up to…

< The Akinshemoyin ruling house of Lagos Island has issued a statement, condemning the looting and attacks of the traditional and ancestral heritage of Lagos State and the carting away of the staff of office of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Ridwan Akiolu by hoodlums who invaded the palace on Wednesday. In a statement jointly signed by Prince Salami-Abisako and Prince Adeyemi Sarumi said it will not fold its arms and allow miscreants to destroy Lagos State. The statement reads: “Though we are in total support of the peaceful protest…

Picture of Nigeria’s flag stained with blood had since gone viral, with many people giving medical advice online on how to save the persons that had been shot. Soldiers, according to reports shot at the peaceful protesters of Lekki toll gate after the expiration of the ultimatum given by Governor Jide Sanwoolu, thereby resulting to many casualties. It was also alleged that emergency workers that responded to calls were turned back by soldiers. The driver of an ambulance driving away from the scene was heard telling someone, who was off…

Suspected hoodlums has burnt down the Apapa Iganmu Police Station in Lagos State after two men were shot. The incident occurred in the morning (Tuesday) according to information gathered. It was alleged that policemen shot at the hoodlums before they set the police station ablaze. It was said that they were protesting, while police officers attempted to disperse them. They resisted the police. Before you know it, two boys were shot in the shoulder and chest. This was said to have infuriated other protesters, and in retaliation, they attacked the…

Governor Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State has declared a 24-hour curfew in every part of the state due to the ongoing #EndSARS protests. “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society,” Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement. “Lives and limbs have been lost as criminals and miscreants are now hiding under the umbrella of these protests to unleash mayhem on our state. As a government that is alive to…