Police fired several rounds of tear gas at demonstrators marching at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of peaceful protests against police brutality that ended in a hail of gunfire. Witnesses saw police fire five rounds of tear gas to disperse around 200 people marching at the gate,… Read More Nigerian police fire tear gas at anniversary rally of Lagos shootings
Nigeria’s Lagos State rejected findings by a judicial panel that security forces carried out a “massacre” of unarmed protesters last year, maintaining that only one person suffered a gunshot wound, according to a paper issued by the government this week. The judicial panel, which submitted its full report last month, was tasked with investigating October… Read More Nigeria’s Lagos State rejects Lekki massacre report by judicial panel
A panel investigating shootings in Nigeria’s Lagos state that sparked the worst civil unrest in the nation since the end of military rule submitted its findings to the government on Monday, but the report was not immediately made public. The panel was one of dozens set up across Nigeria last year to investigate abuses of… Read More Nigerian judicial panel submits report on probe of Lekki protest shootings to government
Nigerian police beat and arrested demonstrators on Saturday as a small group protested over the reopening of the site where activists denouncing police brutality were shot last year in the commercial capital, Lagos, witnesses said. Rights group Amnesty International and witnesses have said soldiers opened fire on protesters on October 20, killing at least 12… Read More Nigerian police assault, arrest people protesting against reopening of Lekki shootings site
Nigerian soldiers shot dead peaceful protesters at a demonstration in Lagos last month, trucking away the bodies, said written witness testimonies submitted to a judicial panel on Saturday but contradicted by an army general. “The soldiers kept shooting at random, and I saw people falling to the ground, injured or lifeless,” said Dabiraoluwa Ayuku in… Read More Witnesses testify to judicial panel over military shooting at Lagos protest
British International supermodel, activist, philanthropist, and now show host, Naomi Campbell is stirring the African pot in the coming episodes of her successful YouTube exclusive series ‘No Filter With Naomi’, which doesn’t only host a wealth of well-known innovators in fashion, entertainment, and beauty; it also celebrates humor, in-depth professional, and personal conversations. For this… Read More British international superstar, Naomi Campbell in End SARS conversation with Femi Kuti, Isha Sesay, Yemi Adamolekun on ‘No Filter With Naomi’
Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Fires burned across Lagos and residents reported hearing gunfire despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal for “understanding and calm”. Armed police tried… Read More Unrest erupts following shooting of civilians at anti-police protests in Lagos
Soldiers opened fire on Nigerian protesters in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday, shooting at least two people, three witnesses said. The toll gate in the upmarket Lekki district has been the site of daily protests in Lagos. Protesters have demonstrated here for more than a week over allegations of police… Read More Several dead, injured as soldiers open fire on protesters in Lagos
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