#EndSars Protest Update Archives - Businessday NG

#EndSARS: Analysts want severe punishment for those indicted in report

Iwok Iniobong — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:12:49 +0000

The Guild of Public Affairs Analysts of Nigeria (GPAAN) has urged the relevant authorities to punish all those involved in the events of the 20th October 2021 in accordance with the provisions of the law. In a statement signed by Achike Chude, spokesman of GPAAN, the group listed a five-point recommendation, saying that all those […]

#EndSARS: Panel report resonates with Nigerians

Bunmi Bailey — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:30:13 +0000

Nigerians said yesterday that the judicial panel report on the Lekki Toll Gate #EndSARS protest resonates with them, as youths say the findings of the report vindicate them. An excited Akinseloyin Emmanuel, one of the protesters, told BusinessDay that the finding confirmed the truth about the Lekki massacre as against the Federal Government’s claims. “Even […]

EndSARS Anniversary: Why we protest, our aspirations for Nigeria

Desmond Okon — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:00:58 +0000

Today marks one year since Nigeria’s youth population led a mass protest against a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad otherwise known as SARS, to call for better governance and end police brutality and profiling. The protest which turned into an unrest ended abruptly after the deadly shooting of unarmed protesters on October 20 in […]

Police ban #EndSARS protest in Lagos

Iwok Iniobong — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:57:18 +0000

The Lagos State Police Command has banned any form of #EndSARS protest in the state on Wednesday, October 20. The security agency said it never agreed to allow street protests in commemoration of October 20 of the demonstration, which cost many lives last year. Public relations officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement on Tuesday, announced […]

#EndSARS: Youths have reasons to demand better future – Sanwo-Olu

Joshua Bassey — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:46:22 +0000

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says Nigerian youths have various reasons to demand for better life and future. He spoke on Tuesday at a symposium organised by the Lagos State ministry of youth and social development with the theme, “rebuilding for greatness, peaceful conflict resolution” held in Ikeja, the state capital. The symposium was […]