Day: October 29, 2020

EndSARS Violence and Nigerian Army’s Footprints

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By Thomas Uzah PhD The recent revelation with regards to the number of casualties at the Lekki Tollgate incident once again highlights why Nigerians must be circumspect before we disseminate information and draw conclusions on burning national issues. I recall I had my reservations when news went round town that the Nigerian Army had massacred peaceful protesters at the Lekki Tollgate. I struggled to come to terms with the pictures that were freely distributed all over the social media space, and the subsequent comments that followed suit. In truth, it…

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EndSARS protest: Yoruba Youth sues for peace.

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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been urged to accelerate the ongoing police reform to guarantee the security of the country. Addressing a press conference yesterday in Lagos, the president of the group, Mr Olufemi Lawson, said the youth group supported the #EndSARS protest but frowned at the lootings and destruction of properties by hoodlums. According to Lawson, the speedy manner in which President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government accepted and granted the #5For5 demands of the young people during the protests was commendable, adding that the total…

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ENDSARS Protest: Mandate International UK Speaks Over Lagos Carnage

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Says protest genuine Condemn arson and the perpetrators Says Tinubu remains a political juggernaut A political group in affiliation to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in UK, Mandate International, UK has said the actions of the peaceful protesters were praiseworthy and very necessary considering the way the now banned Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was brutalising Nigerians mostly youths before they were proscribed a few days ago. Mandate International UK under the coordination of the APC stalwart, Hon. Ibrahim Yusuf said the protest was all Nigerians needed at the time but…

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Upon Femi Falana, The Blood of the Innocent

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By Oni Johnson Self-styled activist, Femi Falana (SAN), must be proud of what he has gifted Nigeria – a celebrity activist son, Falz, a key inciter of the #EndSARS protests that almost sent Nigeria back to the stone ages but for the timely intervention of the real patriot. This piece is however not about Falz, there would be another time to talk about the destabilization campaign unleashed on Nigeria by the community of bards, who at other time in history would have been starving. This piece is about Falana, the…

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