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 …
Read More »NBA reacts to Lagos Judicial Panel report
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, …
Read More »EndPoliceBrutality: Nine confirmed dead at Lekki tollgate
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 …
Read More »EndSARS: DJ Switch speaks on panel’s report
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 …
Read More »Police arrests EndSARS protesters in Lagos
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 …
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