15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have on Friday stormed the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. 14 of them were said to have been shot … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, presented ₦10 million each to the wives of six police officers killed in the wake of the #EndSARS demonstrations. Eko Hot Blog had reported that the governor earlier promised, during a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, that he would compensate families of the slain policemen. … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered an immediate inquiry into a suit seeking to stop the States’ Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating the allegations against officers of the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday hours after the police filed … Read more
The Nigerian police force has described the judicial panels of inquiry set up by state governors to probe allegations of brutality and human rights abuses against the force as “unconstitutional, illegal, null and void and of no effect whatsoever The constitution of the judicial panel has become a subject of litigation. The force has filed … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja appealing for an order stopping the various states’ judicial panels of enquiry probing allegations of rights abuses and other acts of brutality of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police tactical units. Eko Hot Blog reports that the panel … Read more
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has commended the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force, for their commitment and dedication to duty. Obaseki stated this while swearing in Usiosefe Ereyimwan as member of the panel at the Government House, Benin City. Obaseki said, “I want to … Read more
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses has said that it will no longer condone the Police’s wasting of time by stalling on calling witnesses, especially officers who have been accused of being involved in various cases of abuses, to appear before it. Chairperson of the Panel, Justice Doris … Read more
An independent investigative panel on human rights violations by the defunct SARS unit sitting in Abuja has ordered the police to pay a ₦2 million judgment debt to a complainant, Dr. Martins Iwuanyanwu for denying him access to justice. Iwuanyanwu claimed his right to access justice was violated and he obtained a judgment of the … Read more
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed worry over the rising spate of insecurity and the constitutional constraints of state governors in the area of state security. The Governor while speaking in an interview on Channels Television, said that the recent #EndSARS protest by youths against police brutality in parts of the country exposed the … Read more
A petitioner, Hannah Olugbodi, an hairstylist whose mobility is aided by a pair of crutches, on Saturday told the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of human rights violations against the police how she was hit by a stray bullet on June 6, 2018. On the said date, she returned home from work … Read more
A petitioner, Silifat Adeyemo, who appeared before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of human rights abuses against the police, testified against the police, saying her husband was shot by a SARS official exactly two years ago. Her husband, Rotimi Adeyemo, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, was killed … Read more
A petitioner, Emmanuel Ajomafuwe, on Saturday, prayed the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry to help him get justice for his girlfriend, who was shot dead by a police officer. Ajomafuwe (33) told the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel that he was driving with his girlfriend, Ada Ifeanyi (20) around 7am on Saturday, April 13, … Read more
Anyone planning another #EndSARS protests should think twice – IGP Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police (IGP), says any attempt to reconvene another #EndSARS protests will be rebuffed by the force. Adamu made this known on Friday when he met with commissioners of police. The IGP said the constitution gave room for peaceful protests and … Read more
The Cable News Network (CNN) has retracted its initial report, which said operatives of the Nigerian Army killed 38 persons at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State on October 20, 2020. The international broadcaster did this a double retraction on its Twitter handle it titled: “Clarification.” In the Clarification, CNN said it did not attribute … Read more
#EndSARS protesters’ attorney, Adesina Ogunlana Esq, has asked the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry to summon the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the panel is investigating the alleged killing of protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on October 20. Ogunlana told the retired Justice Doris … Read more
The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday disclosed that eight more hoodlums suspected to have been involved in the burning of Iseyin Police Station. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the station was set ablaze by some hoodlums during the recent EndSARS protests. Earlier, the state police command had rounded up nine suspects who were deemed … Read more
Ibrahim Taiwo has been promoted from brigadier-general to a major-General. Taiwo is the officer representing the Nigerian army at the panel the Lagos state government set up to probe the Lekki shooting. Soldiers had, on October 20, stormed the Lekki toll-gate to forcefully dispersed #EndSARS protesters. The soldiers, in their bid to eject the demonstrators … Read more
The coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has pledged a sum of ₦100 billion to the Nigerian police force. The coalition said the fund would go into rebuilding police formations that were destroyed during the crisis that trailed the #EndSARS protest. The private sector-led coalition made this known in a statement on Wednesday. In October, thousands of … Read more
 The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ascribed the violence and atrocities that characterised the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests in some parts of the country to fake news. The IGP said this on Thursdayiin Akure, the Ondo State capital during his visit to the state Police Command to assess the extent of … Read more
Federal Government said it has contacted officials of the British government to present its side of the #EndSARS occurence. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He added that it was not within the purview of the legislators to … Read more