At least three persons have been shot as the EndSARS protesters blocked the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, around the Orile-Iganma area of Lagos State. Lasgidi FM’s CHUKWUEMEKA OBIOMA reports that the incident happened after the protesters were confronted by the police Tuesday morning, October 20, 2020. In Yaba area of Lagos metropolis, motorists could not drive through Adekunle- inward…
The Lagos State Government has directed all students in public and private schools to stay at home. The directive is in response to the tension created by the EndSARS protests, which worsened yesterday, as most major roads across the state were blocked by protesters. The Commissioner for Education, FOLASADE ADEFISAYO, announced in a statement that the safety…
Ogun State, Governor DAPO ABIODUN has put Justice SOLOMON OLUGBEMI in charge of the Judicial Panel on SARS. Governor ABIODUN said he decided to set up the panel following resolutions reached at the meeting of the National Economic Council on Thursday last week. He said the Judicial Panel comes with a support fund, offices, forensic laboratory, and…
Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, will today inaugurate the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution into abuses by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti—Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police. Ahead of the ceremony, the State Government has revealed the terms of reference of the panel, which includes to listen and take evidence from all victims or the…
Protesters at Alausa-end of Ikeja have blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to demand for not just police reform, but enthronement of good governance. Roads around Allen Avenue, Opebi, Toyin Street, Agidingbi Road, Ogba Road, Oba Akran are all feeling the impact of the Protest. Another group of protesters are also out on the streets around Bariga and Akoko,…
• Lagos State Govt denies involvement • FFK, Ezekwesili kick Thugs have attacked the EndSARS protesters at Alausa, Ikeja, which is the seat of the Lagos State Government, as the agitation enters day nine. Some protesters at the scene claim that the thugs were brought in on a BRT bus, just as policemen guarding the government secretariat…