Felicia Okpara, one of the ladies assaulted by members of Area C Command of the Nigeria Police at Ojuelegba on Monday recalls that she had the first share of police brutality when she was just 12. I had my first share of police brutality in 2005. I was a minor, I was only 12 years Read More…
Day: 16 October 2020
FG, States, LGCs share FAAC’s N639.9bn for Sept
The Federal Government, states and local government councils have shared N639.901 billion for the month of September, Mr Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the ministry, quoted Ahmed as disclosing this in a statement issued at the end of the Federation Read More…
NSE moves 343.19m shares worth N5.04bn
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday moved 343.19 million shares worth N5.04 billion in 4,048 deals, just as market indices remained flat. This represented a growth of 56.66 per cent when compared with 218.24 million shares valued at N3.14 billion exchanged in 3,896 deals on Wednesday. Transactions in the shares of United Bank for Read More…
Exclusive: My Ordeal by Felicia Okpara, victim of #EndSARS police assault
Felicia Okpara, a 27 year-old single mum, happened to be among the protesters, who men of the Nigeria Police, Area C Command, were caught on video brutalising. We were able to capture her story. She spoke to Nkanu Egbe. Below is the full text of the interview: LM: Felicia, it’s great to have you this Read More…
Sanwo-Olu sets up judicial panel to investigate SARS rights violations
Police brutality victim unhappy with the number of police officers in orderly room trial Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, raised a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution to investigate cases of brutality and human rights violations committed by operatives of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the State. The move Read More…