UK Parliamentarians had called on the government of the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials found culpable of human rights violations during the protest. The Federal Government has said that the recent deliberations on the #EndSARS demonstration by the United Kingdom Parliament does not reflect the stance of the British Government. Minister of … Read more
Edo State Police Command has arrested a hoodlum identified as Sunday Effiong who reportedly hijacked one AK-47 from a police station during the #EndSARS protest. Eko Hot Blog gathered that Effiong was captured on video leaving the Oba Market Police Station with an AK-47 rifle belonging to the force during the protest. Following the possession … Read more
A petitioner, Basil Ejiagwa who was supposed to appear on Tuesday before the Lagos Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of brutality by the now-disbanded SARS Operatives, is dead. His cousin, Chukwu Vincent notified the panel that he died exactly a week ago, on the 17th of November, 2020. Ejiagwa was scheduled as the third … Read more
The Nigeria police force says it has promoted 16 officers who lost their lives during the #EndSARS crisis. Nigerians had taken to the streets in October to protest against police brutality and demand for police reform under the #EndSARS campaign. However, the nationwide protest, which began peacefully, took a disastrous turn after hijacked by hoodlums … Read more
A member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Tom Tugendhat, has called on the UK government to punish Nigeria’s government officials and politicians who plunder and siphon the wealth of the country and hide the ill-gotten wealth in foreign countries. Tugendhat, a Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, made the call during a debate on … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday said CNN investigative report on Lekki shooting is capable of Inciting the citizens against the Nigerian government. On October 20, 2020, after weeks of protest against police brutality, the Nigerian army stormed the Lekki tollgate, the demonstration ground, and opened fire on peaceful and unarmed protesters leaving many dead and … Read more
Kate Osamor, a member of the United Kingdom parliament, has asked the country to look for other ways to contribute to the development of Nigeria instead of financing ‘corrupt’ security agencies. Osamor said this during the parliament’s debate on the #EndSARS crisis on Monday. The MP said the government should look beyond sanctioning Nigeria and … Read more
The management of Mainland Hospital, Lagos, says the Lagos state government has directed it not to release corpses suspected to be remains of #EndSARS protesters. The hospital disclosed that the directive is from the state Ministry of Health. You would recall that the Chief Coroner of Lagos State, Mrs. Mojisola Dada, via a public announcement, … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 22ND NOVEMBER, 2020 Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has condemned the destructions that followed the peaceful End SARS protest in October. The official said the perpetrators must face the law. “If we don’t punish those who caused these damages, others may do it again,” he said on Sunday. Amaechi spoke during an assessment … Read more
The Nigerian Army sayd it will repeat the action it took in Lekki if such situation presents itself again Soldiers had forcefully dispersed #EndSARS protesters who converged on the tollgate for 13 days. The incident had triggered an outrage, within and outside the country. The army had maintained that blank bullets were used to disperse … Read more
The Nigerian Army said the situation reports given to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, on the incident that happened at Lekki tollgate on October 20 were not authentic. Ahmed Taiwo, commander of the 81 division of the Nigerian Army, made this known on Saturday when he appeared before judicial panel the Lagos state government set … Read more
On Thursday 29th October 2020 “prominent citizens of Lagos State” assembled at Eko Club, Surulere, Lagos for what was described as a family meeting. It clashed with a public holiday [Eid El Malud]. Nevertheless, after seven hours of serious and frank deliberations, we adjourned proceedings on the understanding that the item on which we concluded … Read more
The Nigerian Army says it took live ammunition to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. You will recall that soldiers were dispatched to the tollgate on October 20 to disperse protesters who had used the place as convergence point for the two weeks demonstration against police brutality. But the soldiers allegedly fired live rounds at … Read more
No fewer than seven trucks sent by the Army was captured on footage of the incident provided by the Lekki Concession Company (LCC). It showed that on the night of October 20 when #EndSARS protesters were alleged to have been shot and some killed, two white and five black trucks were sent. Two hours and … Read more
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters has begun viewing of 2 hours 29 minutes of the October 20 alleged Lekki shootings footage captured by the Lekki Concession Company (LCC). This portion of the total 21-hour footage begins from 5pm and ends at 7:59pm. … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 The Lagos State Police Command, on Friday, arraigned six men accused of stealing and setting a police station ablaze before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court. The suspects, Tunde Abiodun (32), Sodique Tiamiyu (22), Seun Olatokun (27), Akeem Apena (52), Olawunmi Lateef (28) and Isah Lukeman (24) all of no fixed address, are … Read more
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says media outlets gave prominence to “hoax massacre” but fail to dwell on the destruction and violence that trailed the #EndSARS protests. Mohammed said this on Thursday a briefing in Abuja. He said 43 security operatives lost their lives while 196 policemen sustained injuries during the unrest. He accused human … Read more
The federal government on Thursday, challenged the promoters of #EndSARS campaign who accused soldiers of massacring innocent, peaceful and unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last month to submit their evidences and facts as regards the alleged mass killing or shut up. The government accused the promoters of the violent protest of … Read more
The federal has reiterated its commitment towards regulation and control of social media use in the country. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, said the regulation of social media has become imperative in other to stem the tide of misinformation and goading of the public to towards unpleasant actions.. Speaking during a press conference on the … Read more
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has called for sanctions against Cable News Network (CNN) over its report of the alleged Lekki Toll Gate massacre on October 20. CNN on Wednesday released an investigative report alleging that the Nigerian army used live bullets on protesters during its intervention in the #EndSARS protests in … Read more