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#EndSARS: Edo residents defy 24-hour curfew
Some residents of Benin City, the Edo state capital have defied the 24 hours curfew directive announced by the state government on Monday.
Reports from our correspondent shows that some of the residents are not complying with the stay at home order imposed by the State government yesterday after hoodlums disrupted the #ENDSARS in the City.
This led to the to the destruction of government facilities and alleged invasion of the Nigerian Correctional Center and release of inmates.
At the early hours of today, there are still burn fires in some parts of the city without any presence of security operatives while commercial drivers are running their businesses with shops, banks and other business premises remaining closed.
October 20, 2020
‘Na them go fight for us oh’ – Soldier advises his colleagues not to shoot or hurt #EndSARS protesters
A soldier took to Twitter to advise his colleagues to desist from shooting at or harming End SARS protesters.
Kiemute tweeted: “Please my honourable military colleagues, I want to beg us all not to have a hand in away beat, shoot or hurt any protester for any reason, because; Na them go fight for us oh!! They are the ones the will loud our pains and cry to the Government!!
“Remember that member of your family can could be among them ohh!! If you living inside a glass house, don’t throw stone. If there’s market at your backyard, don’t throw stone because the stone fit hit your relation wey go market ohh.”
He added: “Please, let’s remember that, we have 3laws guiding us as soldiers. If we can’t join them to protest as our job ethics prohibits, obey their constitutional rights as the right they are fighting for will favor us.”
Prior to sending out the advice to his colleagues, he also joined other Nigerians in asking questions about the jail break in Edo state.
October 20, 2020
BREAKING: #EndSARS: Oyo youths block Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Scores of youths on Tuesday morning poured out in some areas in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and blocked the Ojoo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in continuation of the #EndSARS protests rocking the country.
The expressway was barricaded where those travelling to Oyo town and the northern part of the country would pass to link the Ibadan-Ilorin road.
As early as 8am, we had that the protesters were out barricading roads at various junctions.
The barricade forced some vehicles to turn back and find alternative routes but not quite long, the protesters started blocking all the exit routes.
This caused gridlock and some motorists had to park their vehicles by the roadside out of frustration.
The youths also mounted roadblock in front of the police station in Ojoo in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The police had to lock their gate and their patrol vehicles which used to be parked by the roadside were all removed and parked on the premises.
Some armed policemen were, however, were at alert inside the police station but there was no incident as of the time of filing this report.
Also, various junctions were blocked by the protesters on the Ojoo-UI road as the youth continued to chant, ‘EndSARS! No SWAT!’
October 20, 2020
BREAKING: Nasarawa Youths joins the #EndSARS peaceful protest
Scores of youths numbering over thousands in the early hours of Tuesday converged on the Chicken Republic, along the Jos/Makurdi Road of Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State to peacefully protest #EndSARS.
Details later…
October 20, 2020
#EndSARS: Ebonyi State government abolishes Police road blocks
The Ebonyi state government has announced a ban on police road blocks across the state.
Governor David Umahi who made the announcement while addressing #EndSARS protesters on Monday October 19, stated that his administration would no longer tolerate extortion and brutality on the people by police personnel in the state.
He urged the protesters to remain peaceful as they have by their actions, achieved much for themselves, the state and the country.
Umahi said;
“We will only accept a situation where security personnel stay by the road side, stop and check any vehicle they suspect after which the person goes.
“Resist any policeman who asks you for money and call me on phone because enough is enough.
“I want to assure that as far as I remain the Governor of Ebonyi state, nobody is going to molest you. You are fighting for your rights, you are fighting for your children, and you are fighting for your future.
“So, what you are doing is constitutional but you must be orderly to get something out of it. On the issue of activities of police at the Ekeaba police station, we are going to address it.
“You demanded a judicial panel of inquiry, we will set it up tomorrow. The members will be from high court judge, you will deliver two people to be members of a judicial panel of inquiry.
“There will be one youth representative, one student representative, there will also be a representative of the police and then representative of human right and then one person from the office of the Attorney-General”.
“They will seat and investigate the spate of police brutality, human rights violation, and related extra-judicial killings. They will also recommend compensations.
“There will be a trust fund set under me where the panel of inquiry is expected to collect complaints with the victims of police brutality, we will collect those complaints and then pay compensations.
“There will also be a special committee and human rights committee comprising the Governor to check the excesses of police.
“Security agencies shall be members, those on tactical units of the police shall be members, representative of the youths, and top representative of civil society organizations shall be members too. We are going to have immediately, human rights commission office for easy access to human rights complaints.”
On school resumption, Governor Umahi said the state university will resume on Wednesday in the state.
He added;
October 20, 2020
#EndSARS: Nigeria Heads Towards Anarchy, As Protesters Takes Different Dimensions – PGDI
By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The Executive Director, Patriots for Growth and Development Initiative (PGDI), Isaac Nasim Salami on Monday in Lokoja allayed the fear of the nation been thrown into a state of anarchy if #EndSARS protest is not quickly addressed.
The Director who expressed worry while addressing Journalists at NUJ press centre, Lokoja said PGDI
is highly concerned about the violent and dangerous dimension the #EndSARS protest is taking across Nigeria.
” We believe that the continuous escalating acts of disruptions, attacks and killings in recent days, in parts of the country is a careful planned effort and handworks of fifth-columnist and enemies of Nigeria to subverting the relative peace and unity in Nigeria.” He said.
The Director noted that the original intentions of the protesting youths was for an end to SARS, and Police reform but expressed shock over the recent dimensions of the protesters.
Mr. Salami pointed out that in as much as “we affirm the constitutional and democratic rights of every patriotic Nigerian to protest, the violent dimension that the supposed peaceful protest has taken in the past few days has shown that some enemies of the State are marauding as protesters to unleash mayhem and confusion in the land.”
The Director therefore called on the federal and state governments to use every legal and constitutional means to protect lives and livelihoods of the citizenry, calling on leaders to lend their voices and support for the end of protests across Nigeria.
He disclosed that Patriots for Growth and Development Initiative (PGDI) is a non‐profitable and non‐governmental organization but out to promote sustainable development.
October 20, 2020
Gov. Ortom urges FG to Address #Endsars Demands, As protesters storm Makurdi
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has implored the Federal Government to take proactive steps to address demands by the Nigerian youths under the auspices of Endsars who have embarked on a nation wide protest, if the country must move forward.
Ortom who made this call at a media briefing at the government house Makurdi on Monday urged the Federal Government to implement the report of the 2014 National Conference for national dialogue. The Governor said ” as a leader in Nigeria, it has become necessary for me to lend a voice on issues of national interest. I had earlier warned the Federal Government not to take restructuring kindly. I recommended that report to the Federal Government to use it for national dialogue, but it fell on deaf ears.
The Endsars is not just for Police reform, but that something is wrong in the nation. This protest is devoid of political affiliations or agitation coming from the opposition “.
According to the Governor, there is unemployment, killings, banditry, herdsmen attacks among others challenges bedeviling the country, describing the protest as dangerous base on what religious leaders and other stake holders are saying. Meanwhile Endsars protesters on Monday stormed Makurdi in continuation of their nation wide protest to press home their demand for the Police reform, employment , good governance among other demands. Members of the aforesaid group who converged on the IBB square in the early hours of today, carried placards with different inscriptions as they marched on major streets to register their grievances before moving to government house, where Governor Ortom addressed them.
October 20, 2020
#EndSARS protesters block Third Mainland Bridge
The Adekunle section of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State has been blocked by youths protesting against police brutality and bad governance in Nigeria.
The protesters only allowed vehicles on emergency services to pass.
According to the Punch, the protesters had earlier marched to Panti and Adekunle Police Station in a bid to register their grievances.
One of the protesters, Dotun, said that taking the protest to Panti was deliberate.
According to Amnesty International on Monday, at least 15 people have been killed, including two policemen, since protests started.
October 19, 2020
#EndSARS: Uyo protesters defy rain, barricade Ibom plaza, chant war songs
By Samuel Ogenyi, Uyo
The Nationwide pretest against Special Anti Robbery Squad ( SARS) has taken a different dimension in Akwa Ibom as protesters defied Monday’s heavy downpour while barricading Ibom plaza, the epi centre of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.
Our correspondent reports that the protesters who clamoured for restructuring of Nigeria among other demands also were seen chanting war songs with some of the inscriptions showing #endNigeria
The protesters moved from Ikpa road junction leading to the University of Uyo campus and marched to Ibom plaza roundabout popularly known as ” Ibom Connection’ that connects major roads to uyo metropolis.
One of the protesters simply identified as comrade Emmanuel John Samuel vowed to stay on the road for Government to know that the youths were tired of bad governance in Nigeria.
“We are here to tell the whole world that the youths are fade up with way Nigeria state is managed. We need restructuring. We will remain here till our voice are heard by the whole world.
“We need our Senate to sit up and give us a better Government . We can’t afford to remain like this. Our brothers have graduated from school for many years now yet no jobs for them. Therefore we need total transformation in Nigeria.
“Youths are the leaders of tomorrow, but if the Government continue to fold it arms and watch the young ones suffering now , Nigeria will continue to be in danger because youths are not given employment. By this ,we would turn out to be nuisance and give the country a bad name.” Samuel said.
The protesters expressed disappointment for failed promises of politicians in the past including president Muhammedu Buhari who promised them change but never fulfilled after many years in government.
” In the Government of President Muhammedu Buhari , they promised to stop corruption in our country , they have confirmed that their slogan is getting out of hand . The Government now take the “change” and give us corruption.” He said.
Meanwhile, members of the South South Legacy group on Monday staged a peaceful demonstration against the continued protests by Nigerians youths, saying criminal elements have infiltrated the protests for selfish consideration.
The protesters including civil society organisations walked around the major streets of Uyo metropolis chanting solidarity songs, displaying placards of various inscriptions.
Some of the inscriptions read “Good governance is a right and not a privilege” Our strength lies in our youths” “Nigeria is for all of us, let there be peace”
Addressing the protesters at the millennium park, Uyo, the Coordinator of the group, Mr. Bassey Awa,called on the youths to give the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd), enough time to implement the reforms he has started with the disbandment of SARS.
He said that prolonged protests would cause further damage to the economy which had been weakened by the lockdown occasioned by the global pandemic
October 19, 2020
#EndSARS: “This Edo state prison break is fishy” Nigerians react to the prison break in Edo State
Nigerians have taken to Instagram and Twitter to react to the prison break which occurred in a prison popularly known as “White House” in Edo State.
Earlier today, videos of prisoners trooping out of a prison was shared online and it was claimed thugs hijacked the End SARS protests and released prisoners in Edo State.
Following the jail break, the state government imposed a dusk to dawn curfew.
However, Nigerians suspect something fishy about the jail break and they’ve taken to different social media platforms to share their opinions.
Some accused the state government of staging the jail break to get End SARS protesters off the streets. Others asked how the prisoners left through the open gates without resistance from prison guards. Others pointed out that the prisoners were all dressed in mufti, not in prison uniforms, as though it had been planned.
Genevieve Magazine publisher, Betty Irabor wrote: “This Edo State prison break is fishy.”
Lauren Idahosa, the wife of Bishop Feb Idahosa, also questioned the prison break, writing: “How come we haven’t heard one story by now about prison staff being killed or injured due to the prison breaks here in Benin? Warden, something doesn’t seem right. In the process of your prisoners escape, there wasn’t one injury?”
She added: “Anyone else sense something fishy here?”
Davido wrote: “They have started hiring thugs to pose as protesters. E no go work!!!”
He added: “Prisoner with potbelly lol. Ok.”
Below are more reactions from Nigerians.
October 19, 2020