“Hoodlums” wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality and it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved, the country’s attorney general, Abubakar Malami, said on Monday. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on Oct. 20 when witnesses in Lagos said the military opened fire on peaceful protesters in Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza by Nigerian security agents. In a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President said he had avoided the issue “until the facts are established.” The statement read: “As the Judicial panel of inquiry Read More…
Over the past two weeks, Nigeria has been embroiled in #EndSARS protests over the arbitrariness of police brutality and killings against Nigerian youths by a now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Things went awry when on Tuesday, uniformed men were reported to have shot at the hitherto peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza, resulting Read More…
Army Director of Information denies army presence at shooting The Country Director, Amnesty International Nigeria, Ms. Osai Ojigho, has maintained that the Nigerian Army has questions to answer concerning the recent shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza despite army denials. In an exclusive interview with Lagos Metropolitan, Ms. Ojigho said, “I think Read More…
The international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has confirmed that at least 12 persons lost their lives on Tuesday in Lagos as a result of aggression by security forces. A statement released by the group read: An on-the-ground investigation by Amnesty International has confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful Read More…