Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has reiterated the UN’s call for maximum restraint in security forces’ response to the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. “The UN and I are following the protests in Nigeria calling for an end to human rights violations. “I join the UN Secretary-General in stressing the importance of respect for peaceful protests and Read More…
Sanwo-Olu to make state broadcast Wednesday morning From the difficult course of navigating a cogent response to the COVID-19 pandemic to coming up with a pragmatic approach to the #EndSARS protests by youths in Lagos, no night could have been so long drawn for Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State as that of 20th October Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe While we have yet to confirm the number of casualties in the shootings at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Tuesday evening, it is clear from video evidence that the government and security agencies acted in breach of the global convention on engagement in civil protests. From the evidence, live ammunition was deployed Read More…