Actor, Desmond Elliot Backs Calls For #EndSARS Ekohotblog, October 9, 2020… Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, has joined youths in the call for disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS). For over a week now, there has been a protest against the inhumane treatment melted on youths by SARS, prompting youths to storm the streets, seeking for … Read more
October 09, 2020. #EndSARS protesters have blocked the Alausa Secretariat expressway which serves as a major route for commuters. Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on the ever-busy highway. The youths barricaded the highway, chanting solidarity songs, which crippled vehicular and human movements, causing gridlocks on the highway. The protesters, who carried placards with various … Read more
October 09, 2020. Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 4 first runner up, identified as Mr Mike Edwards has revealed his intention to lead the #EndSars protest in the United Kingdom where he currently resides. This decision was taken amidst the ongoing protest against the brutality and extra-judicial killings by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad … Read more
October 09, 2020. Protesters for an end to police brutality and extra-judicial killings have taken the protest to the palace of the Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The protesters bearing placards with various inscriptions assembled on Thursday at the main entrance to the palace of the monarch demanding total disbandment of police … Read more
The renewed calls for the scrapping of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police have shaken the country and left it on the brink as youths in their thousands took to the street to demand an end to police brutality. The protests have not been without hiccups and setbacks as altercations … Read more
Ekohotblog, October 9, 2020 Police are responsible for the maintenance of law and order in any given society. Their role is so crucial that it restores confidence in a society where tension is high, amid insecurity. What is the fate of a society when the security outfit assigned to protecting its citizens, violate their rights? … Read more
Youths on Wednesday protested against the alleged brutality and extra-judicial killings by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. According to the youths, the protest will hold for three days across Lagos State. On Wednesday, they marched to the Force Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, through the Computer Village, Under Bridge, carrying placards with various inscriptions. Some of … Read more
#EndSARS: Shehu Sani, Aisha Yesufu Mock Naira Marley For Calling Off Planned Protest Ekohotblog, October 7, 2020… A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has mocked popular singer, Naira Marley for calling off his planned protest. Naira Marley had called for a protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, unit of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF. … Read more
Shame On You – Wizkid Replies Buhari’s Aide, Onochie Ekohotblog, October 7, 2020 Popular Singer, Wizkid has reacted to the Special Assistant to President Muhammdu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie on the #EndSARS scandal. Ekohotblog recalled that wizkid had called the attention of Buhari to the current injustices and killing melted on Nigerian Youths. He took … Read more
Nigerian music star, Naira Marley, on Tuesday announced that he had shelved his planned protest against activities of special anti-robbery squad (SARS) slated for today. Over the weekend, the social media, especially twitter, was replete with calls for the proscription and dissolution of SARS due to its atrocious and diabolical actions against the citizenry, a … Read more
Alleged SARS Officers Break Into Ladies Apartment, Made Away With Hair Ekohotblog, October 5, 2020… A video making rounds on social media have captured the moment, some alleged SARS officers broke into the home of some ladies, made away with their hair. From the videos recorded by one of the ladies, the officers were seen … Read more
SARS Officer Gave Me His Number To Keep In Touch After Extorting 50k From Me- Lagos Man Recounts Ekohotblog, October 5, 2020… A Twitter user identified as Akinbosola has narrated how a SARS operative in Lagos state gave him his number to keep in touch after wrongly arresting him and extorting 50k him. According to … Read more
Press Releases Without Action – Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Reacts As IGP Bans SARS Ekohotblog, October 4, 2020… Popular media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has reacted to the ban of the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS by the police hierarchy. Ekohotblog.com reported that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, in a press release on … Read more
Ughelli Boys Protest Over The Alleged Killing Of Young Boy By Sars, Parade Street With Coffins Ekohotblog, October 4, 2020 Tension heightens today, October 4, 2020 between Sars and youths as Ughelli boys carried coffins to face SARS Officers after they allegedly shot a boy dead yesterday. According to the videos making rounds on the … Read more
A woman and her three-month-old baby were allegedly beaten up by a SARS official in Ibadan. According to a report confirmed on Friday by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, a woman and her three months old child has been molested by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. READ … Read more
Remo Stars Assistant Captain, Kazeem Tiyamiyu, was buried on Thursday, February 27 at his family house in Ajaka, Sagamu, Ogun State. According to PM News, a candlelight session was held in his honor on Wednesday and finally laid to rest on Thursday with family and friends including teammates present to honor him. Ekohotblog recalls Kazeem … Read more
The death of Remo Stars assistant captain, Tiyamiyu Kaka Kazeem has reawakened the call by Nigerians who have been seeking the end of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In a video which has been shared on social media, the father of the deceased footballer was seen holding on to a SARS officer who is said to be responsible … Read more
#JusticeForChima, Nigerian Twitter users were united in outrage over the heartwrenching story of the alleged killing of a mechanic Chima Ikwunado by some operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Comrade Phils, a citizen journalist, shared the story on his Facebook page and has since sparked outrage on social … Read more
The Ikeja High Court on Tuesday remanded dismissed police inspector, Ogunyemi Olalekan, at the Ikoyi Prisons after he was arraigned for allegedly killing Kolade Johnson, at a viewing centre in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the dismissed police officer during his arraignment pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. Following … Read more