The incumbent governor won 15 of the 18 Local Government Areas results declared by INEC while his closest rival, Jegede, won in three local government areas and
October 2020
Niger Delta Group Renews Hostility, Write Buhari
October 11, 2020
11:29 am
An Ijaw Rights advocates group drawn from the nine States of the Niger Delta region under the Movement For The Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), on Sunday sent a warning letter to the Federal Government and Governors from the region to renegotiate the agreement reached on the peaceful exploration of oil and gas resources in the region.
…According to MOSIEND, ‘There is a rising anger in the region over reported issues of the free and direct rights to sell and mine Gold to the Central Bank of Nigeria by Zamfara State, and the people
End SARS: Police Releases Arrested Protesters In Ogun
October 11, 2020
10:15 am
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said that organisers of Saturday’s End SARS protest, who were arrested by the police, have been released.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Ogun Police Command had earlier confirmed that 23 persons were arrested on Saturday when the protest which was meant to be peaceful turned violent.
The spokesman of the Ogun Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told Africa Daily News, New York that some of the youths were apprehended as three guns, rounds of ammunition and assorted charms were discovered in one of their cars.
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Details Of IGP Muhammed Adamu’s SARS Dissolution
October 11, 2020
10:14 am
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has been disbanded. Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon.
This follows days of nationwide protest against the police operation.
Nigerians, mostly the youths, had taken to the streets of major cities to protest SARS’ brutality while the hashtag “ENDSARS” has trended for days on social media.
But disbanding the unit on Sunday, the IGP ordered all officers and men of the now defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad to be redeployed with immediate effect.
According to the Adamu, the dissolution of SARS was …
Buhari Has Zero Empathy For Nigerians – Yakasai
October 11, 2020
7:16 am
Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the media aide to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to directly address young Nigerians demanding the end of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Nigerian youths have organized a nationwide protest over the brutality, extortion and extrajudicial killings of SARS operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF.
Jimoh Isiaq, a student of Ladoke Akintola University Ogbomoso, was shot dead by the police on Saturday during a #EndSARS protest in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. And many youths have been arrested.
The protesters who gathered at the Nigeria Police Force’s headquarters were also …
End SARS: Kwara Gov Appeals To Protesters In Ilorin
October 11, 2020
7:11 am
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, has said that the state government will continue to engage the police authorities in the state, to urgently investigate specific allegations for appropriate redress and sanctions.
Acknowledging receipt of a petition by Coalition of Concerned Kwarans in Kwara on the ongoing End SARS nationwide protest dated October 8, 2020, on Sunday, the governor said, ‘public safety, fairness and justice to all are the essence of good governance and the role of good policing is absolutely critical to the mix.’
Read Also: End SARS: Zahra Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo Join Protest
He urged, ‘the youths to …
Attack On End SARS Protesters: SERAP Petitions Commonwealth
October 11, 2020
7:10 am
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, to hold Nigerian authorities to account for attacks on peaceful End SARS protesters.
The body condemned several reports of human rights violations and abuses.
SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, in a letter to Scotland, said sanction against Nigeria will be commensurate with the gravity of the human rights situation in the country.
The rights group noted that a government that attacks its own citizens during peaceful protests severely undermines its credibility.
SERAP told the Commonwealth to make clear that respect for human rights, transparency and the …
Two Medical Doctors Kidnapped In Kogi Regain Freedom
October 11, 2020
7:07 am
Two medical doctors who were kidnapped in the Eastern part of Kogi State last week have regained their freedom.
They are Dr. Ebiloma Yahaya Aduku of Zonal Hospital, Ankpa and Dr. Kelechi Mgbahurike of Christ the King Hospital, Anyigba.
Dr. Aduku was reportedly whisked away at Ankpa on October 6, while Dr. Mgbahurike was abducted from his hospital in Anyigba on October 7, 2020 by unknown gunmen.
Confirming their release to DAILY POST on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), in Kogi State, DSP William Ovye Aya in a statement said Dr Aduku was released by his abductors on …
I’m Focused On Tackling Insurgency, Banditry – Buhari
October 11, 2020
4:19 am
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that his administration was focused on tackling and ending insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country.
The President spoke in Kaduna during the combined Passing Out Parade (POP) for 67 Regular Course and Short Service Course 46 (Army), at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).
‘We remain focused in the fight against insurgencies, banditry and other forms of criminality across the nation.’‘We remain committed to ending the security challenges bedevilling the country.’‘I am confident that the training received by the cadets has adequately equipped them to face any challenge in
End SARS: Zahra Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo Join Protest
October 11, 2020
4:15 am
President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra, has lent her voice to the ongoing End SARS protests.
Zahra posted one of the viral images, which shows three fists with the hashtag #EndPoliceBrutality, on her Instagram stories.
The same image was uploaded by Kiki Osinbajo, daughter of the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
Kiki also put the picture up on her Instagram stories.
Read Also: #EndSARS: Police Deny Shooting At Ogbomoso Protesters
This comes a day after Buhari confirmed he has met with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
The president expressed his determination to reform the Police Force and ensure that officers are fully …
Police Brutality Shows Governors Are Not CSOs – Makinde
October 11, 2020
4:14 am
Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, has said the constitution backs Nigerians protesting against the alleged brutality of the police Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
Makinde made the remark in a response to the killing of a protester and the injuring of others allegedly by police officers in Ogbomosho area of the state.
The governor said the End SARS protest was an indication of systemic failure in the country.
Makinde, in a series of tweets on Saturday, said the protest exposed the fact that governors lacked the power to control the police in their states.
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End SARS: Yahoo Boys, Thugs, Robbers Behind Protest – Arewa
October 11, 2020
4:13 am
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Saturday, faulted the ongoing anti-Special Robbery Squad, SARS, protests across the nation.
AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima claimed that fraudsters popularly known Yahoo Yahoo boys and armed robbers, thugs were behind the anti-SARS protest.
Read Also: #EndSARS: Police Deny Shooting At Ogbomoso Protesters
Shettima alleged that some of the protests were aimed at preparing grounds for kidnapping, robbery and other social vices.
…In a statement he forwarded to Africa Daily News, New York, Shettima said: ‘We have observed, as a group, the loud calls for the total ban on SARS through politically-motivated protests
