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Similarly, the United States has condemned the use of excessive force on protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by military forces.

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US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in a statement said the United States welcomed an immediate investigation into the incidence.

The United States strongly condemns the use of excessive force by military forces who fired on unarmed demonstrators in Lagos, causing death and injury.  We welcome an immediate investigation into any use of excessive force by members of the security forces.  Those involved should be held to …

The 75-year-old former leader landed in the capital Bamako in the evening, an airport official said, his first time back in Mali since he departed for the United Arab Emirates on September 5.

Young army officers launched a coup against Keita on August 18, after mass protests against his leadership triggered by frustrations over a range of issues, including perceived corruption and Mali’s longrunning jihadist insurgency.

The military detained Keita for over two …

Esteemed New York based Conscious Writer, Publisher and Social Critic, Dr. MarkAnthony Ujunwa Nze has opened up on how the Lekki Toll Gate plaza shootings and the hijacking of the #EndSARS protests by hoodlums were all pre-meditated.

He said this during a prime time interview via Skype with Kaftan Tv News correspondent, Ms Jumoke Adebare.

He explained that he had been briefed by reliable sources beforehand that the beforehand that the #EndSARS protests were about to be hijacked by hoodlums which would in turn lead to forceful retaliations by security officials who would try to disperse the protesters. He also …

President Muhammadu Buhari who finally gave his long-awaited address to Nigerians by 7 pm today has frowned against the continued agitation of #EndSARS protesters and the destruction of public amenities. He made this known in his full broadcast below.

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE END SARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020.

Fellow Nigerians,

It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security …

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to announce a critical solution to the #EndSARS protest in a couple of hours, National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (rtd) said Thursday.

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The NSA spoke said at the end of a National Security Council meeting which held at the State House, Abuja and lasted several hours.

Addressing newsmen at the end of deliberations, Monguno said the prevailing security situation made worse by the protests formed the crux of the issues discussed by Council .

‘This situation, we all know is very very grave …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is currently holding a National Security Council meeting in the State House, Abuja.

‘President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council Meeting at the Council Chambers, the State House, Abuja. VP, SGF, COS, Defence Minister, the Service Chiefs, the IG of Police, and other heads of the security agencies are all in attendance,’ a presidential media aide Bashir Ahmed tweeted on Thursday.

This is coming days after pockets of violence have erupted from peaceful protest against police brutality in the country.

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The VP broke his silence late Wednesday night about 11:35 pm via his verified Twitter account.

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He wrote ‘My heart goes out to all the victims of the Lekki shootings, and also the policemen and all other men and women who lost their lives in the past few days in different parts of Lagos & other states.’

‘I spoke to some of those in hospital. The pain of these terrible events is