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Far-right protesters in Germany called for mass deportations on Saturday night, Dec. 21, amid outrage over a recent attack. Five people were killed and several dozen more were injured earlier this week after a car ploughed into a busy Christmas market. The suspect, a doctor from Saudi Arabia, identified as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, remains in custody over multiple charges of murder. …
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This report has been fact-checked and found to be false. Retract your inaccurate report on k!lling of #EndBadGovernance protesters – Police tells Amnesty
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has called on Amnesty International to retract its report on the alleged killing of #EndBadGovernance protesters, describing the report as “inaccurate and misleading.” Speaking at a media briefing on Sunday, Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, addressed the findings in Amnesty International’s November 2024 report titled ‘Bloody August: Nigerian government’s violent crackdown on #EndBadGovernance protests.’ …
Read More »AGF asks police to hand over case-file of EndBadGovernance protesters
The Attorneys-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called for the case-file of the minors that were arraigned for participating in the EndBadGovernance protest. In a statement released on Friday night, the AGF ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, to transfer the case-file to his office before Saturday,November 2. He further directed the Director …
Read More »Police arrest protesters commemorating #EndSARS anniversary at Lekki tollgate
Protesters marking the fourth anniversary of #EndSARS have been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command. The protesters had gathered at the Lekki tollgate area for a memorial rally to commemorate the nationwide #EndSARS protests of 2020. While approaching the tollgate, they were resisted by armed police officers, who warned against rallying at the location. The armed …
Read More »FCT Police deny allegations of attacking protesters, cite efforts to prevent looting at Utako market
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has strongly refuted claims that its officers attacked protesters at the Utako Market in Abuja earlier today. In a press statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the command labeled the reports as “false and misleading.” According to the statement, police operatives were deployed to the scene based …
Read More »Police fire teargas at protesters in Abuja (videos)
Police officers in the FCT have fired teargas at “Fearless In October” protest over bad governance in Abuja today October 1. The protesters had gathered at the Utako area in Abuja, waving the Nigerian Green-White-Green flag and placards with various inscriptions such as “EndBadGovernance”, “DiasporaVoting”, “EndHighLivingCosts”, amongst others but were dispersed by policemen. Videos shared online show the …
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