#EndPoliceBrutality

ABUJA—The Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigeria Police Force has issued a warrant of arrest on the Commissioner of Police in charge of Legal Services at the Force Headquarters, CP Igbeh Ochogwu. The arrest order is in respect of …

An Independent Investigation panel has ordered Inspector Paul Odey of Intelligence Response Team, Special Tactical Squad, Abuja, to appear before it to defend himself on allegations against him. The order was in connection to an allegation of unlawful arrest, detention and disappearance of one Ebuka Aniegu in May 2019 in …

The Nigerian Insurers Association has said insurance companies have paid N11bn claims on losses suffered during the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The Chairman, NIA, Mr Ganiyu Musa, disclosed this at a press briefing in Lagos. “As at January, insurers have paid over N11bn as claims that arose from the #EndSARS protest …

Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited, owners of Shoprite in Nigeria, have announced plans to reopen the Circle Mall Store located in Jakande, Lekki Lagos. The Jakande store was closed down following the vandalisation that erupted after the EndSARS protests in late 2020. The company also announced the closure of its outlet …

The Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association on Wednesday commended the Lagos State Judicial Panel on EndSARS for its timely report after the inquiry into the 2020 protests. The Bar expressed its commendation in a statement signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Messrs Pius Oiwoh and Andrew Lawani respectively, …

The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters says at least nine persons were confirmed dead at the Lekki toll plaza on the night soldiers stormed there to disperse #EndSARS protesters on October 20, 2020. The Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel …

Nigerian disc jockey, Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has reacted to the report by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters. According to the report submitted by the panel, at least nine persons were confirmed dead at …

The Police in Lagos State are arresting EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. One of them has been identified as Okechukwu Peter. His phone was seized. “Remember those that were killed last year”, he screamed as officers took him away. Another man dressed in a green and red Kangor …

A reporter of Legit TV identified as Abimbola has been reportedly arrested by the police operatives during EndSARS memorial protest at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State where some Nigerian youths were allegedly gunned down on October 20, 2020. The newsmen reports that despite warnings by the Lagos State Police command against …

The report of the 28-member Judicial Panel of Inquiry constituted to investigate police brutality, human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Edo State, has been submitted to Governor Godwin Obaseki. While receiving the report yesterday from the Chairman of the …