Tag Archives: EndSARS

Three years ago, Nigerians took to the streets across several cities to demonstrate their anger over brutality being meted out to citizens by the now-defunct police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, otherwise known as SARS. Tagged EndSARS, the movement that started as civil disobedience against police brutality, later became a …

Popular Nigerian Comedian and activist, Mr Macaroni has announced a peaceful walk to commemorate the third anniversary of the #EndSARS protest. The 30-year-old made this known in an Instagram post on Thursday, where he disclosed that the peaceful walk will honor victims of the October 20 protest at the Lekki …

Despite the formation of judicial panels of inquiry in 29 states, the outcomes of their investigations and subsequent actions have remained unclear. On the eve of the third anniversary of the groundbreaking #EndSARS protests, EiE Nigeria, joined by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Yiaga Africa, and SBM Intelligence, revealed …

The Lagos State Government has suspended its planned mass burial of the 103 corpses recovered in the wake of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest.   The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, who confirmed the development, exclusively told the PUNCH on Monday, October 9, 2023, that …

A mild drama ensued between Arise TV anchors Rufai Oseni and Reuben Abati on their show this morning, September 8.    While anchoring their programme, Rufai applauded two presenters of the TV  station and claimed they were the only ones that went to the ‘war front’ to cover the EndSARS …

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa who was a member of the Justice Doris Okuwobi-led Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, has said that the leaked Lagos State Government memo on the mass burial of 103 victims of the …

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called on the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to react to online reports claiming his government has approved the sum of N61 million for mass burial for 103 people k*lled during the EndSARS Protest in Lagos on October 20, 2020.   A document …

The governor made this known in a series of tweets on his Twitter page on Saturday, March 25, 2023, where he reiterated his commitment to upholding the rule of law. Sanwo-Olu stated in the message that he had “directed the Honorable Attorney General to set up a meeting and pay …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rejected a court order to compensate the Uber driver who was tortured during the EndSARS memorial.   A Federal High Court in Lagos had on March 14, 2023, ordered the Lagos State Government to pay the sum of N5 Million as compensation to Adedotun Clement, an …

Comic actor, Imeh Bishop Umoh aka Okon Lagos, has asked politicians not to rig the 2023 elections as the EDNSARS crisis will look like dress rehearsal compared to what will happen if the election is rigged.    He stated this on his Instagram page on Saturday, February 25, the day …