The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has explained why the police withdrew the suit challenging the setting up of judicial panels of enquiry probing policy brutality by state governments. Eko Hot Blog recalls that the Nigeria Police Force on Friday applied to the withdrawal of its suit praying for an order stopping the various … Read more
Victims of the shooting incident at Lekki tollgate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, on Friday bieseged the state’s Court of Arbitration. Soldiers from Dodan barrack had invaded the Lekki toll-gate, the major protest ground, for the #EndSARS demonstration, on October 20 and allegedly opened fire on peaceful and unarmed protesters leaving, a yet to … 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
Ndubuisi Obiechina, a teacher, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Obiechina disclosed how she lost her two-month pregnancy in custody. She made the disclosure when she appeared before the judicial panel Lagos state government set up to probe police brutality. Obiechina said she was arrested in 2017 … Read more
Lagos judicial panel on #EndSARS was stopped from gaining entrance into the Military Hospital in Ikoyi by soldiers manning the gate. The panel had on Friday paid unannounced visit to the hospital in order to access its mortuary. The visit is sequel to investigation into the shooting at Lekki tollgate where 15 protesters were reportedly … Read more
October 27, 2020. Nigerians on Twitter have condemned the oath of secrecy the Lagos State government is foisting on members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry established to investigate police brutality in the state. The panel began its sitting on Tuesday (today). A lawyer, Mr Festus Ogun, who addressed the matter on Twitter, described it … Read more
The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the video footage of the shooting at Lekki tollgate will be submitted to the judicial panel on police brutality. The governor said this during a live programme on ARISE TV on Thursday, October 22. ”Nobody ordered the removal of cameras at the Lekki tollgate. The MD of … Read more
The National Economic Council (NEC) has ordered that a judicial panels of inquiry be constituted across the country to probe widespread complaints of police brutality and extra judicial killings. The order was issued at a meeting held by governors and vice president Yemi Osinbajo. According to spokesman of vice president Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, the move … Read more